Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor, 1960

Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1), pp. 129-155 : 143

Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor

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dorsally, curving backward ventrally and forming a distinct angle mesially except posteriorly; four transverse folds interrupted by vent; tentacle near lip, closer to eye than nostril; and small white asperities on the tail.

In life, the specimen had purplish-blue colouration; a broad, golden yellow lateral stripe, one branch beginning at the middle of the lower jaw and one branch beginning under the eye, terminating at the tail tip; and a cream spot on tentacle and vent.

The specimen was collected during heavy rain at night (1835 hrs.) crawling on leaf litter and bare soil 2 m from a 1 m wide swift, rocky stream.

This is the first report of the Order Gymnophiona from Cambodia.

Figures

Fig. 10. Adult Ichthyophis kohtaoensis (FMNH 262775) from Virachey National Park, Ta Veng District, Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia.