New species of caecilian discovered in SW China
By Yan Dongjie |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2025-01-08 20:26
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Chinese scientists have discovered a new species of caecilian in Southwest China's Yunnan province, marking a significant addition to the country's biodiversity, the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced.
The discovery of Ichthyophis yangi, a limbless caecilian amphibian, is the second known species of its kind in the country and the first unstriped species of Ichthyophis found in China, according to the paper published in the journal of Asian Herpetological Research last year.
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