Ichthyophis kodaguensis Wilkinson, Gower, Venu & Venkatachalaiah, 2007
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Caecilian Ichthyophis kodaguensis from Basarekattae, Western Ghats, India
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Open encyclopedia reference
Ichthyophis kodaguensis, also known as the Kodagu striped Ichthyophis, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. All confirmed records are from southern Karnataka state, although it is also reported from adjacent Kerala.
Wikipedia contributors, Ichthyophis kodaguensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:35:50.941170+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ichthyophis kodaguensis Wilkinson, Gower, Venu & Venkatachalaiah, 2007
- Name authority
- Wilkinson, Gower, Venu & Venkatachalaiah, 2007
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Gymnophiona
- Family
- Ichthyophiidae
- Genus
- Ichthyophis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderGymnophiona
- familyIchthyophiidae Taylor, 1968
- genusIchthyophis Fitzinger, 1826
- speciesIchthyophis kodaguensis Wilkinson, Gower, Venu & Venkatachalaiah, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ichthyophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ichthyophis mindanaoensis Taylor, 1960 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis larutensis Taylor, 1960 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis supachaii Taylor, 1960 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis khumhzi Kamei, Wilkinson, Gower & Biju, 2009 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis daribokensis Mathew & Sen, 2009 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis glandulosus Taylor, 1923 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis asplenius Taylor, 1965 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis biangularis Taylor, 1965 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis weberi Taylor, 1920 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis sendenyu Kamei, Wilkinson, Gower & Biju, 2009 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis beddomei Peters, 1880 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965 | IchthyophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775950 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6N5SB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.