Description
The Elongated Caecilian has a head a little wider than its gray body with a yellow narrow lateral stripe broken in the neck region (Taylor 1965; Harapan et al. 2020). The tail tip narrows to a point. In 11 specimens from Harapan et al. (2020) survey efforts: transverse folds numbered 287-319, tail length 0.97 - 3.5 mm, total length 154- 285 mm.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Indonesia

View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper.

Only known from the type locality: "Padang, Sumatra", Indonesia (Taylor 1965), until surveys in 2017 (Harapan et al. 2020), where Ichthyophis elongatus was found in Tanah Datar District (Sungayang), Pasaman District (Jorong Simpang), Solok District (Koto Anau), many in human disturbed areas like rotten vegetation, paddy fields, trash dumps or in gardens under pots. In addition Harapan et al. (2020) conducted habitat modeling (MaxEnt) which showed suitable areas about 500-1000 m a.s.l. and 100-150 m from rivers throughout the Barisan Mountains and along the border of West and North Sumatra.

References

Harapan TS, Agung AP, Handika H, Novarino W, Tjong DH, Tomlinson KW (2020). "New records and potential geographic distribution of Elongated Caecilian, Ichthyophis elongatus Taylor, 1965 (Amphibia, Gymnophiona, Ichthyophiidae), endemic to West Sumatra, Indonesia." Check List, 16(6), 1695–1701. [link]

Taylor, E. H. (1965). ''New Asiatic and African caecilians with redescriptions of certain other species.'' University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 45, 253-302.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2021 Ichthyophis elongatus: Elongated Caecilian <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/1982> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Jan 19, 2025.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2025. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 19 Jan 2025.

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