Family: Ichthyophiidae (Taylor, 1968); Fish Caecilians
Genus Caudacaecilia (Taylor, 1968)
Tailed Caecilians
Caudocaecilia asplenia
(Taylor 1965)
Boven Mahakkam Caecilian
Distribution: Mahakkam River system and Sarawak, Borneo; Malaya
and southern Thailand.
Caudocaecilia larutensis (Taylor, 1960)
Larut Hills Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from type locality, Larut Hills, Perak,
Malaya, Malaysia.
Caudocaecilia nigroflava (Taylor, 1960)
Kuala Lumpur Caecilian
Distribution: Maylay, Malaysia, and Brunei.
Caudocaecilia paucidentula (Taylor, 1960)
Kapahiang Caecilian
Distribution: Sumatra, Indonesia.
Caudocaecilia weberi (Taylor, 1920)
Malatgan River Caecilian
Distribution: Palawan, Philippines.
Genus Ichthyophis (Fitzinger, 1826)
Asian Caecilians
Ichthyophis acuminatus (Taylor, 1960)
Me Wang Valley Caecilian
Distribution: Mae Chai District and Mae Want District, Chiang Mai
Province and Pa Sang District, Lamphun Province, Thailand.
Ichthyophis atricollaris
(Taylor, 1965)
Long Bloee Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the vicinity of the type locality
(Borneo, Indonesia).
Ichthyophis bannanicus (Yang, 1984)
Bannan Caecilian
Distribution: Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan, China; montane
northern Vietnam; presumably in adjacent Myanmar and Laos.
Ichthyophis beddomei (Peters, 1880)
Nilgherries Caecilian
Distribution: Western Ghats of southern India (Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, and Kerala).
Ichthyophis bernisi (Salvador, 1975)
Indonesia Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the type locality (Java,
Indonesia).
Ichthyophis biangularis (Taylor, 1965)
Metang Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the type locality (Borneo, Sarawak,
Malaysia).
Ichthyophis billitonensis (Taylor, 1965)
Billiton Island Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the type locality (Billiton I.,
Indonesia).
Ichthyophis bombayensis (Taylor, 1960)
Bombay Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the type locality (Gujarat, India).
Ichthyophis dulitensis (Taylor, 1960)
Mount Dulit Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the vicinity of the type locality
(Sarawak, Malaysia).
Ichthyophis elongatus (Taylor, 1965)
Elongated Caecilian
Distribution: Sumatra, Indonesia.
Ichthyophis garoensis (Pillai and Ravichandran,
1999)
no common name
Distribution: Garo Hills, Meghalaya, to Assam, India.
Ichthyophis glandulosus (Taylor, 1923)
Abungabung Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from Basilan and Mindanao Is.,
Philippines.
Ichthyophis glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Me Wang Valley Caecilian
Distribution: Higher elevations of central and southern Sri
Lanka.
Ichthyophis humphreyi (Taylor, 1973)
Humphrey's Caecilian
Distribution: Unknown.
Ichthyophis husaini (Pillai and Ravichandran,
1999)
no common name
Distribution: Garo Hills, Meghalaya, and Assam, northeastern
India.
Ichthyophis hypocyaneus (Boie, 1827)
Javan Caecilian
Distribution: Java, Indonesia.
Ichthyophis javanicus (Taylor, 1960)
Java Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the type locality (Java,
Indonesia).
Ichthyophis kohtaoensis (Taylor, 1960)
Koa Tao Island Caecilian
Distribution: Koh Tao Island and mainland peninsular Thailand.
Ichthyophis laosensis (Taylor, 1969)
Upper Laos Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the imprecise type locality (Upper
Laos).
Ichthyophis longicephalus (Pillai, 1986)
Long-headed Caecilian
Distribution: Kunthi River drainage in Kerala, Western Ghats of
southwestern India.
Ichthyophis malabarensis (Taylor, 1960)
Travancore Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the type locality in the Western
Ghats (Kerala, India).
Ichthyophis mindanaoensis (Taylor, 1960)
Todaya Caecilian
Distribution: Mindanao, Philippines.
Ichthyophis monochrous (Bleeker, 1858)
Western Borneo Caecilian
Distribution: Western Borneo; reported in southern India (see
comment).
Ichthyophis orthoplicatus (Taylor, 1965)
Pattipola Caecilian
Distribution: Mountains of south-central Sri Lanka up to 1890 m
elevation.
Ichthyophis paucisulcus (Taylor, 1960)
Siantar Caecilian
Distribution: Northern highlands of Sumatra; Singapore.
Ichthyophis peninsularis (Taylor, 1960)
Peninsular Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the vicinity of the imprecise type
locality (Kerala, India) and Madras (Tamil Nadu, India).
Ichthyophis pseudangularis (Taylor, 1965)
Taylor's Caecilian
Distribution: Forested regions of south-central Sri Lanka below
1525 m elevation.
Ichthyophis sikkimensis (Taylor, 1960)
Darjeeling Caecilian
Distribution: Sikkim and Darjeeling region of northern India;
also Ilam District, eastern Nepal; doubtful record from Anaimalais,
Kerala, India.
Ichthyophis singaporensis (Taylor, 1960)
Singapore Caecilian
Distribution: Southern Malayan Peninsula and Singapore.
Ichthyophis subterrestris (Taylor, 1960)
Cochin Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from the region of the type locality (Kerala)
and in Maharashtra, India.
Ichthyophis sumatranus (Taylor, 1960)
Sumatra Caecilian
Distribution: Sumatra, Indonesia.
Ichthyophis supachaii (Taylor, 1960)
Nakon Si Thammarat Caecilian
Distribution: Nakhon Si Thammarat and Trang provinces, southern
Thailand. Ichthyophis tricolor (Annandale,
1909)
Maddatorai Caecilian
Distribution: Known from a few localities in southeastern India. Ichthyophis
youngorum (Taylor, 1960)
Chang Mai Caecilian
Distribution: Known only from Doi Suthep and Doi Angkang, Chiang
Mai Province, Thailand, 700-1000 m elevation.
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