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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