Ichthyophis garoensis

Ichthyophis garoensis, the Garo Hills caecilian or Garo Hills striped caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in Assam^[2] and Meghalaya in north-eastern India as well as in Bangladesh.^[1][2] The Husain's caecilian Ichthyophis husaini was until 2016 considered a separate species.^[1][2][3]

Ichthyophis garoensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Ichthyophiidae
Genus:	Ichthyophis
Species:	I. garoensis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis garoensis Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999
Ichthyophis garoensis range
Synonyms[1]
Ichthyophis husaini Pillai and Ravichandran, 1999

It is a subterranean caecilian that lives in the moist leaf-litter of tropical forests at elevations of 410–530 m (1,350–1,740 ft) above sea level. It is typically found close to streams and other waterbodies.^[1]