If it is toxic, however, then evolution of the caecilian's glands may actually predate the development of venomous oral glands in snakes or other vertebrates. And as is already thought to be the case ...

Scientists found a 2-foot-long amphibian with dozens of teeth in a forest of Ecuador and discovered a mysterious new species, a study said. Photo from Mark Oliver Rödel In a forest of Ecuador, a ...

Amphibians called caecilians add cloacal secretions of a nutritious material similar to milk to their numerous quirks, according to a new study. By Sofia Quaglia Sofia Quaglia previously wrote about ...

First-of-its-kind footage captures a rare tug-of-war battle between two venomous coral snakes competing for wormlike prey. The observation was documented in a study published March 22 in the journal ...

Caecilian amphibians feed their young by producing a special skin layer, transferring microbes to promote a healthy microbiome. The study highlights this unique parenting behavior and its contribution ...

Parental care for offspring occurs in many animals and is an essential part of the reproduction, propagation and development of an organism. An international research team from Brazil, the U.S. and ...

There are nearly 200 species of caecilians, but most people will never encounter one. That’s because they tend to live underground, burrowing through loose soil and ground litter with their long, ...

Traffic, partiers, sunshine. And now caecilians? You can find them all in South Florida. We know about the first three in the list, so let’s try to explain the fourth. Weird, noodle-shaped amphibians ...

Animals called caecilians may have been among the first vertebrates on land to lace their bites with venom. By Katherine J. Wu If a worm and a snake had a slimy, scandalous love child, it might look ...