Ichthyophis cf. asplenius, Taylor, 1965

Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam, Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah, Aziz, Mohd Shahrizan Azrul, Mohd Jalil, Natrah Rafiqah, Awang, Muhammad Taufik, Othman, Muhammad Nouril Ammin, Abdul Aziz, Anis Azira, Dzu, Khunirah, Abdol Wahab, Nurul Asyikin, Jamil, Nor Liyana, Ismail, Murni Azima, Wan Azman, Wan Ahmad Aidil, Xin Wei, Ooi, Jamaha, Nur Ain Nabilah, Aqmal-Naser, Mohamad, Fahmi-Ahmad, Muhammad, Shahirah-Ibrahim, Noor, Rizal, Syed Ahmad, Belabut, Daicus M., Kin Onn, Chan, Quah, Evan Seng Huat, Grismer, Larry Lee & Ahmad, Amirrudin B., 2023, A decade of amphibian studies (Animalia, Amphibia) at Sekayu lowland forest, Hulu Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, ZooKeys 1157, pp. 43-93 : 43

Ichthyophis cf. asplenius

Fig. 2 Malayan Caecilian

Examined specimens.

One specimen was collected from SRF (UMTZC1792, SVL = 198 mm).

Identification.

The specimen had elongated and cylindrical body with SVL 198 mm; head as wide as body; snout round; small eyes; body darkish purple with pale yellowish lateral band. Specimen tentatively recognised as Ichthyophis cf. asplenius as suggested by Nishikawa et al. (2012), until further research to reconfirmed taxonomy of this group in Peninsular Malaysia.

Remarks.

The specimen was collected from the downstream areas of the Peres River. The collected individual was spotted amongst piles of wet leaves at the stream edge. This species is a new record for the amphibians in Hulu Terengganu.

Figures

Figure 2. Ichthyophis cf. asplenius.