Ichthyophis sikkimensis

Ichthyophis sikkimensis, the Sikkimese caecilian or Darjeeling caecilian, is a species of caecilian found in India (Sikkim and West Bengal), Nepal and possibly Bhutan. It was described by Edward Harrison Taylor in 1960.^[3][1]

Ichthyophis sikkimensis
Icthyophis sikkimensis[1] from Korak Village, Chitwan district, Nepal
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Gymnophiona
Clade:	Apoda
Family:	Ichthyophiidae
Genus:	Ichthyophis
Species:	I. sikkimensis
Binomial name
Ichthyophis sikkimensis Taylor, 1960
Sikkimese caecilian range