Question

Classification of Ichthyophis

Answer 1

Ichthyophis is a genus of caecilians (limbless amphibians, sometimes called the Asian caecilians) found in Southeast Asia, the southern Philippines, and the western Indo-Australian Archipelago. In Sri Lanka, three species occur, and all are found in almost all habitats, preferring moister ones.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ichthyophis belongs to class Amphibia and order Apoda/Gymnophiona or Caecilia.

• Ichthyophis shows a very unique parental care.

• The eggs of clutch are bound together with strands that extend from the jelly coats, forming a cluster, the parental female curls around the clutch and turns the egg at regular interval.