Typová lokalita
Merua Grant Village, Prakashpur Division, Bajrangpur Tea Estate, Silchar, Cachar District, Assam State, India, 24°45'49''N, 92°43'51''E, elevation 40 meters.
Původní popis
Britz, R., Standing, A., Gower, D. J. & Kamei, R. G. 2023. Ophichthys terricolus, a new species of hypogean swamp eel from Cachar, Assam (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters IEF-1189: 1-15.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.