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Species of Thailand

Supachai's caecilian

Ichthyophis supachaii, Edward Harrison Taylor, 1960

The Supachai's caecilian, Ichthyophis supachaii, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae found in Thailand's provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Trang, and possibly Malaysia.

It is known mostly from 11 specimens of various ages collected in 1958 by Edward Harrison Taylor at several localities in a wide area of tropical forest in southern Thailand. Later, it was recorded among the moist banks of a river near an abandoned zinc mine. It is likely to be threatened by habitat loss.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Gymnophiona
Family
Ichthyophiidae
Genus
Ichthyophis
Species
Ichthyophis supachaii

Common names

  • English:
    • Supachai's caecilian
    • Hillstream caecilian
    • Nakon Si Thammarat caecilian

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN3.1)

Data Deficient (IUCN3.1)

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Ichthyophis supachaii - Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
Ichthyophis supachaii area

Range Map

Distribution map of Supachai's caecilian, Ichthyophis supachaii in Thailand
  • Betong District, Yala
  • Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Phuket Province
Range map of Ichthyophis supachaii in Thailand