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Ichthyophis alfredi Mathew & Sen, 2009
Alfred's Striped Caecilian | family: Ichthyophiidae genus: Ichthyophis
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Species Description: Mathew R, Sen N 2009 Studies on caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) of North East India with description of three new species of Ichthyophis from Garo Hills, Meghalaya and additional information on Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai & Ravichandran, 1999. Rec Zool Survey India, Occ Papar 309:1-56. |
Etymology: Ichthyophis alfredii was named to honor Dr. J.R.B Alfred, who was the former director of the Zoological Survey of India in Kolkata (Mathew and Sen 2009). |