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Caecilians (/sɪˈsɪliən/; New
Latin for 'blind ones') are a
group of limbless,
vermiform (worm-shaped) or
serpentine (snake-shaped)
amphibians with small...
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living orders:
Anura (frogs),
Urodela (salamanders), and
Gymnophiona (
caecilians).
Evolved to be
mostly semiaquatic,
amphibians have
adapted to inhabit...
- morphḗ, 'form') are a
family of
caecilians also
known as
tropical caecilians, buried-e****
caecilians, or
African caecilians. They are
found in
Cameroon in...
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Ichthyophis glutinosus, the
Ceylon caecilian or
common yellow-banded
caecilian, is a
species of
caecilian in the
family Ichthyophiidae endemic to Sri Lanka...
- The
Western Ghats in
India are home to
several species of
caecilians (Gymnophiona).
Caecilians are legless,
burrowing amphibians which mostly live in leaf...
- Battersby's
caecilian (Indotyphlus battersbyi) is a
slender species of
caecilian endemic to the
Western Ghats, India. It has a flesh-coloured body, making...
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Dermophis mexic****, also
known commonly as the
Mexican burrowing caecilian or the
Mexican caecilian, and
locally as the
tapalcua or tepelcua, is a
species of...
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Typhlonectes natans, also
incorrectly called the
rubber eel, is a
species of
caecilian in the
family Typhlonectidae found in Colombia, Venezuela, and possibly...
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Rhinatrematidae is a
family of
caecilians, also
known as the
Neotropical tailed caecilians,
American tailed caecilians. or
beaked caecilians. They are
found in the...
- insects,
nematode worms, pseudoscorpions, and
other arachnids as well as in
caecilian amphibians. The
specifics of how
matriphagy occurs varies among different...