Caecilians are an order of amphibians that live mainly underground. They are limbless, somewhat wormlike, and live in wet tropical or equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. There are about 200 species.
I never heard of them until just now.
“the largest one (Caecilia thompsoni from Colombia) grows to almost five feet long.”
hooly
“Some baby caecilians have very odd teeth: short, blunt ones built for scraping and long, curved ones, like hooks. It turns out these teeth serve a unique purpose early in life. For several weeks after birth, the young caecilians stay with their mother. During this time, she grows a thick outer layer of skin that is rich in fat and other nutrients. Her babies use their modified teeth to peel her skin off and eat it. This unusual parental care behavior is known as dermatotrophy and seems to be unique to caecilians.”
fascinating… thanks DV.
Kids eh?
Apparently family is very important and you don’t disrespect or leave the family, the male is called a Don
many animal mothers grow a fat ‘layer’ after childbirth..
Cymek said:
Apparently family is very important and you don’t disrespect or leave the family, the male is called a Don
Can’t choose your relatives
oh caecilians you’re breaking my heart
you’re shaking my confidence daily
oh caecilians I’m down on my knees
I’m begging you please to come home
come on home
tough crowd
dv said:
Caecilians are an order of amphibians that live mainly underground. They are limbless, somewhat wormlike, and live in wet tropical or equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. There are about 200 species.I never heard of them until just now.
I have heard of them, but didn’t know there were that many species. You probably know them as “legless lizards”, because that was the popular name for them until about 20 years ago. I even saw one on Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, mistook it for a snake at first. I’ve never seen one in a zoo.
mollwollfumble said:
dv said:
Caecilians are an order of amphibians that live mainly underground. They are limbless, somewhat wormlike, and live in wet tropical or equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. There are about 200 species.I never heard of them until just now.
I have heard of them, but didn’t know there were that many species. You probably know them as “legless lizards”, because that was the popular name for them until about 20 years ago. I even saw one on Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, mistook it for a snake at first. I’ve never seen one in a zoo.
Moll: there are no caecilians in Australia.
mollwollfumble said:
dv said:
Caecilians are an order of amphibians that live mainly underground. They are limbless, somewhat wormlike, and live in wet tropical or equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. There are about 200 species.I never heard of them until just now.
I have heard of them, but didn’t know there were that many species. You probably know them as “legless lizards”, because that was the popular name for them until about 20 years ago. I even saw one on Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, mistook it for a snake at first. I’ve never seen one in a zoo.
Legless Lizards are not Caecilians, if only for the fact that they can see and Caecilians are blind. Besides that Caecilians do not occur in Australia.
dv said:
mollwollfumble said:
dv said:
Caecilians are an order of amphibians that live mainly underground. They are limbless, somewhat wormlike, and live in wet tropical or equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. There are about 200 species.I never heard of them until just now.
I have heard of them, but didn’t know there were that many species. You probably know them as “legless lizards”, because that was the popular name for them until about 20 years ago. I even saw one on Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, mistook it for a snake at first. I’ve never seen one in a zoo.
Moll: there are no caecilians in Australia.
Oops.