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Ichthyophis dulitensis

Species of amphibian

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionDec 18, 2025
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Ichthyophis dulitensis is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. It is endemic to Borneo and only known from near its type locality, Mount Dulit in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, after which it is named. Described by Edward Harrison Taylor in 1960, the holotype was collected by Charles Hose already in 1891. It is a poorly known species with uncertain taxonomic status. Common name Mount Dulit caecilian has been coined for it.

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The public source identifies “Ichthyophis dulitensis” as species of amphibian. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ichthyophis, dulitensis and Species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Ichthyophis dulitensis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.