https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=148 Caecilians completely lack limbs, making the smaller species resemble worms, while the larger species resemble snakes. Their tails are short or absent, and their cloacae are near the ends of their bodies. Their skin is smooth and usually dark-matte, but some species have colorful skins. Inside the skin are calcite scales. The skin also has numerous ring-shaped folds, or annuli, that partially encircle the body, giving them a segmented appearance. Like some other living amphibians, the skin contains glands that secrete a toxin to deter predators. The skin secretions of Siphonops paulensis have been shown to have hemolytic properties. Caecilians' vision is limited to dark-light perception, and their anatomy is highly adapted for a burrowing lifestyle. They have a strong skull, with a pointed snout used to force their way through soil or mud. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1998909,1998909 I have put together a care sheet - if interested in one, email your email address to me at dennis.parmley@gcsu.edu and I will forward you a copy. Make sure you put Caecilian Care Sheet in subject line, or your email may never get opened. Also, don't get in a hurry;I don't check my email every day.... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1881946,1881946 I'm going to be in Ecuador for a few weeks this May and hope to find some caecilians. Any suggestions for finding some? Also what are the laws on importing some? Is there any way to do so legally? Any info would be much appreciated! https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1869187,1869187 Does anybody know where I can get terrestrial caecilians? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1780294,1780294 https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1699050,1699050 i have not seen him in a least a week and ive taken everything out of the aquariun and run my fingers through the gravel and didnt find him. but today i noticed some shed skin floating around so im confused-----Jake Barney snakes 1.1.1 ball pythons 0.2 corns aquarium 0.0.1 Typhlonectes natans (a... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1682671,1682671 my t. natans had a fungus and i added a cup of brine shrimpfor my spiny eel to eat and i noticed that the salt from the water from the brine shrimp, combined with the medication seemed heal the fungus faster. i also noticed the caecilian eat a few (after many failed attempts). so i bought some zoo m... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1678530,1678530 i got my t.natans from a pet store with fungus and almost dead a month or two ago labeled as a "rubber worm" and was told it was an algea eater. as soon as i got home with it i treated the fungus and started feeding it wardley floating reptile sticks because they claim it is enhan... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1515452,1515452 Hey all, Does anyone have experience keeping Geotrypetes seraphini? I just received 4 individuals. I would like to hear how you all keep them. Thanks, -Chris-----Christopher E. Smith Contact Captive Bred Herps https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1474210,1474210 BBC (London, UK) 09 February 08 'Flesh-eating' amphibians filmed One of the strangest meal-times in the animal kingdom has been caught on film by a BBC crew. The team recorded footage of a female worm-like amphibian, called a caecilian, allowing her young to peel off and eat her skin. Scientist... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1434997,1434997 THE HINDU (Chennai, India) 25 November 07 Researchers discover new species of legless amphibian New Delhi (PTI): Zoologists claimed to have discovered a new species of legless amphibian in northern Karnataka which vacates its marshy habitat at the slightest hint of pollution. Two independent rese... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1427768,1427768 what is a good begginer terrestrial caecilian? how big a cage does one need? what does it eat? what kind and how deep of substrate do they need? what ph does the substrate need to be? how big does it get? what tempeture and humidity does it need? does it need a water bowl if not what are its drinkin... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1406199,1406199 What is safe to use to clean decorations in my caecilian tank? thanks! https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1389318,1389318 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2VgOO-NJn4 https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1342232,1342232 Just purchased 6 T. Natans from a LFS. They are all between 6inchs and a foot. They seem to be doing well. I am keeping them at 80 degrees F with a PH of 6.5. They really seem to enjoy chopped small pan fish worms. Anyone have any tips? I have been lurking on this board and various others for years.... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1298580,1298580 Hi, Can you give me a care info on the Cameroon Caecilian?Thats what I am getting. I am also wanting to get an aquatic please give me a site and care info. Thanks! https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1265553,1265553 sorry----- https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1238968,1238968 https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1190561,1190561 Anyone have a common/standard name for these two worms? Dermophis gracilior Oscaecilia osae https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1179477,1179477 https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1177584,1177584 how often do caecilians eat? and how much do they eat?