What are the Characteristics of Ichthyophis?

The characteristics of Ichthyophis are given below:

1. These are limbless amphibians usually live in moist soil and lead a borrowing life.

2. It is elongated and like animal measures up to 30 cm in length.

3. Colour is dark brownor bluish blasck with yellow bands along the ides.

4. Skin has transverse grooves, slime glands, squirt glands to produce irritating fluid and is commonlyy known as coecilla.

5. Limbs and girdles are absent. Tail is short or vestigial. Eye is small.

6. Skull compact, roofed with bony vertebrae.

7. Sexes separate and larva has three pairs of external gills.