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Ichthyophis nguyenorum Nishikawa, Matsui & Orlov, 2012
Kon Tum Caecilian (English); Ếch giun nguyễn (Vietnamese); Nguyens’ Caecilia (English)
family: Ichthyophiidae
genus: Ichthyophis
Species Description: Nishikawa K, Matsui M, Orlow NL 2012 A new striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from Kon Tum Plateau, Vietnam. Current Herpetology 31: 28-37.
 
Etymology: The epithet “nguyenorum” is in honor of Vietnamese herpetologist brothers, Nguyen Quang Troung and Nguyen Thien Tao, for their contributions to herpetofaunal diversity in Vietnam (Nishikawa et al. 2012a).
Ichthyophis nguyenorum
© 2022 Thanh Luan Nguyen (1 of 2)
Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN Red List Status Account Least Concern (LC)
CITES No CITES Listing
National Status None
Regional Status None

   

 
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