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The yellow-striped caecilian or Beddome's caecilian, Ichthyophis beddomei, is a species of caecilian in the family Ichthyophiidae. Its body is dark violet-brown, becoming light brown ventrally. A yellow lateral stripe runs from the head to the tail tip. The stripe becomes slightly wider at the neck. Its upper lip and lower jaw are also yellow in colour. The eyes are distinct. Its tentacles are placed very close to the lip and almost equidistant from the eyes...

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• iNat taxon page
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