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 ...

Caecilians are legless amphibians. Some of them are immune to cobra venom and in a certain sense, some of them eat their ...

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 ...

Complete the form below to unlock access to ALL audio articles. Caecilian amphibians have a unique method of feeding their young by producing a special layer of fatty skin tissue. This skin-feeding ...

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, ...

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 ...