caecilian

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After 17 minutes of observation, the losing coral snake released its bite-hold on the caecilian.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

“It’s like they’re from another planet,” said Carlos Jared, a caecilian researcher at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, and an author of the study.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Dating 220 million back to the Triassic period, Funcusvermis is the oldest type of caecilian ever discovered.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2023

The Cayenne caecilian, in this journalist's opinion, produced sounds a bit like exaggerated yet strangely half-hearted armpit farts, while the mata mata turtle almost sounded like a purring cat.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2022

Less likely, the caecilian known to the natives at Chinaj� is Gymnopis oligozona, which is known from Finca Volc�n on the southern slopes of the valley of the R�o Cahab�n in Alta Verapaz.

From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.