On the systematics, distribution and conservation status of Ichthyophis longicephalus Pillai, 1986 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 46, Issue 47-48, 2012, Pages 2935-2959

  Kotharambath, Ramachandran ^a   Wilkinson, Mark ^b   Oommen, Oommen V ^a   George, Sanil ^c   Nussbaum, Ronald A ^d   Gower, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

caecilians; DNA; India; morphology; taxonomy; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION STATUS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; RED LIST; TAXONOMY; TYPE LOCALITY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

INDIA; WESTERN GHATS;

AMPHIBIA; CAECILIA; GYMNOPHIONA; ICHTHYOPHIIDAE; ICHTHYOPHIS; ICHTHYOPHIS TRICOLOR;

EID: 84871117971     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.717972     Document Type: Article

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