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Ichthyophis youngorum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA GYMNOPHIONA ICHTHYOPHIIDAE

Scientific Name: Ichthyophis youngorum
Species Authority: Taylor, 1960
Taxonomic Notes: The taxonomic status of this species is unclear.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Peter Paul van Dijk, Mark Wilkinson, David Gower, Alex Kupfer
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity as well as absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from Doi Suthep Mountain, near Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, at 1,000-1,200m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Thailand
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Population [top]

Population: There is no information on its population status, and it is known only from the type series.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: There is no information regarding its habitat and ecological preferences, other than that it occurs in evergreen hill forest. The adults are likely to be subterranean, and it is presumably oviparous with terrestrial eggs and aquatic larvae.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Specific threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: A taxonomic review of this species is needed (Wilkinson pers. comm.).
Citation: Peter Paul van Dijk, Mark Wilkinson, David Gower, Alex Kupfer 2004. Ichthyophis youngorum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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