It is known as the amphibian chytrid fungus and can cause a deadly disease that is decimating some of the world's frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. However, the fungus had not been detected in the ...

Caecilians are amphibians like salamanders and frogs, but they’re often mistaken for snakes because of their long, legless bodies. Now, scientists think that the similarities between the two are more ...

Natural History Museum scientists have named the 200th caecilian species, marking a landmark in our understanding of this enigmatic group of amphibians. Caecilians are a little-known group of ...

Slimy, limbless creatures don’t get much of a look-in when we’re naming the world’s cutest animals. I mean, there’s no competing with this, that’s for sure. BUT WHEN you look into those small, ...

Panaji: The discovery of a new species of caecilian, gegeneophis valmiki at Paneri, Palashi, in Maharashtra’s Satara district has cheered wildlifers, as the Western Ghats tally of gegeneophis group ...

A new study indicates São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth. The research adds evidence to a century-long scientific debate and reveals how volcanic activity may ...

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 ...

Slimy, limbless creatures don’t get much of a look-in when we’re naming the world’s cutest animals. I mean, there’s no competing with this, that’s for sure. BUT WHEN you look into those small, ...