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 ...

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 ...

BEIJING -- Researchers at the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of caecilian, the second such amphibian species found in China. This ...

Caecilians are an elusive type of amphibian that primarily live underground and look like a cross between a worm and a snake. One of the few things that is known about caecilians is their unique ...

A fossil of an amphibian caecilian, estimated to have lived 220 million years ago during the Triassic period, has been discovered. This discovery predates the previously oldest known caecilian fossil, ...

(ECNS) -- Chinese researchers have discovered a new caecilian species in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to local authorities. The findings were ...

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DNA analysis confirms that an eel-like creature pulled from a Florida canal two years ago is a caecilian, otherwise known as the “penis snake.” The same canal has since yielded several other specimens ...

Caecilians are an illusive type of snakelike amphibian that live in aquatic and subterranean environments. In some species, mothers produce a special type of nutrient-rich skin that juveniles consume, ...