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Marcel Kouete

A caecilian, which has gray skin and looks like a cross between an earthworm and snake, lays in dry dirt tightly coiled around at least three young caecilians, which look thin and light pink.

Life on Earth

Wormlike animals are first amphibians shown to pass microbes to their offspring

July 24, 2023

Caecilians are an elusive type of amphibian that primarily live underground and look like a cross between a worm and…
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