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Ichthyophis beddomei Peters, 1880

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Ichthyophis beddomei, sometimes called Beddome's caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. Its body is dark violet-brown, becoming light brown ventrally. There is a yellow lateral stripe from head to tail tip. Upper lip and lower jaw also yellow in colour. The stripe becomes slightly wider at the neck. Eyes are distinct. Tentacles placed very close to the lip and almost equidistant from eye and nostril. Nostrils at the tip of the snout, but visible from above. The upper jaw slightly overhangs the lower jaw. This species is distributed widely in the Western Ghats.

Ichthyophis beddomei, sometimes called Beddome's caecilian, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. Its body is dark violet-brown, becoming light brown ventrally. There is a yellow lateral stripe from head to tail tip. Upper lip and lower jaw also yellow in colour. The stripe becomes slightly wider at the neck. Eyes are distinct. Tentacles placed very close to the lip and almost equidistant from eye and nostril. Nostrils at the tip of the snout, but visible from above. The upper jaw slightly overhangs the lower jaw. This species is distributed widely in the Western Ghats.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Ichthyophis beddomei is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. This species is distributed widely in the Western Ghats in southern India. The nominal species might be a composite of several cryptic species. It is also known as the yellow-striped caecilian, Beddome's caecilian, or Nilgherries caecilian.

Wikipedia contributors, Ichthyophis beddomei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:35:50.940170+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ichthyophis beddomei Peters, 1880
Name authority
Peters, 1880
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderGymnophiona
  10. familyIchthyophiidae Taylor, 1968
  11. genusIchthyophis Fitzinger, 1826
  12. speciesIchthyophis beddomei Peters, 1880

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ichthyophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ichthyophis mindanaoensis Taylor, 1960IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis larutensis Taylor, 1960IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis supachaii Taylor, 1960IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis khumhzi Kamei, Wilkinson, Gower & Biju, 2009IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis daribokensis Mathew & Sen, 2009IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis glandulosus Taylor, 1923IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis asplenius Taylor, 1965IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis biangularis Taylor, 1965IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis weberi Taylor, 1920IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis sendenyu Kamei, Wilkinson, Gower & Biju, 2009IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis kodaguensis Wilkinson, Gower, Venu & Venkatachalaiah, 2007IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ichthyophis billitonensis Taylor, 1965IchthyophiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 25 records assigned to Ichthyophiidae.

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=668533 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:6N5SJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.