Herpetofauna of Myanmar

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Salamanders and Caecilians

Column Status indicates whether this species has been verified by the Project with a specimen (V) or by photographic voucher (MPV) or has been reported in the literature (lit). Images are available for some species() through a dynamic link to our Image database. More will be coming soon.

Caudata [1 sp.]			Status
	Salamandridae [1 sp.]
		Tylototriton verrucosus (Anderson 1871)	V, lit

Gymnophiona [2 spp.]
	Ichthyophiidae [2 spp.]
		Ichthyophis glutinosus (Linnaeus 1758)	MPV, lit ¹
		Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor 1960	lit

1. Reference to I. glutinosus is based on a specimen from Kachin State in Smith 1940; while we recognize the current restriction of I. glutinosus to Sri Lanka, we are retaining it on the list pending further study.

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Zug G. R., A. E. Leviton, J. V.Vindum, G.O.U. Wogan and M. S. Koo. 2003 comp. Checklist of the Myanmar Herpetofauna from the Myanmar Herpetological Survey Project. website. http://www.calacademy.org/research/herpetology/myanmar/.

Rev. 10/17/03