The Ceylon caecilian is a limbless, burrowing amphibian, family Ichthyophiidae, endemic to the moist forests and pastures of southwestern and central Sri Lanka. Its body is ringed by hundreds of transverse folds that give it a segmented, earthworm like appearance, and it is colored steel blue above with pale yellow bands running along each side.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Ichthyophis glutinosus (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1058039 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
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