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Advances in Caecilian Biology
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 #Caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) as prey: a global synthesis, published in Journal of Natural History
(Image by Henrik Bringsøe and Niels Poul Dreyer, of two coral snakes feeding on a caecilian) www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
(Image by Henrik Bringsøe and Niels Poul Dreyer, of two coral snakes feeding on a caecilian) www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 AM
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 #Caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) as prey: a global synthesis, published in Journal of Natural History
(Image by Henrik Bringsøe and Niels Poul Dreyer, of two coral snakes feeding on a caecilian) www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
(Image by Henrik Bringsøe and Niels Poul Dreyer, of two coral snakes feeding on a caecilian) www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Scent-driven self-recognition in #caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona): an experimental study in Gegeneophis, publsihed in Journal of Vertebrate Biology
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bioone.org/journals/jou...
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Scent-driven self-recognition in #caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona): an experimental study in Gegeneophis, publsihed in Journal of Vertebrate Biology
bioone.org/journals/jou...
bioone.org/journals/jou...
We have (finally) moved to Bluesky
January 31, 2026 at 12:14 AM
We have (finally) moved to Bluesky
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Establishment of aquatic Rio Cauca #Caecilian, Typhlonectes natans (Fischer 1880) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), in Florida, with notes on their relative abundance, distribution, and natural history
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 AM
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Establishment of aquatic Rio Cauca #Caecilian, Typhlonectes natans (Fischer 1880) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), in Florida, with notes on their relative abundance, distribution, and natural history
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Re-diagnoses of rhinatrematid genera and description of a new species of Guyanese Rhinatrema Duméril & Bibron, 1841 #caecilian
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 AM
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Re-diagnoses of rhinatrematid genera and description of a new species of Guyanese Rhinatrema Duméril & Bibron, 1841 #caecilian
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 First record of the Normandia #Caecilian Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1968
(Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Peru
(Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Peru
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 AM
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 First record of the Normandia #Caecilian Caecilia crassisquama Taylor, 1968
(Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Peru
(Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Peru
Holotype of Ichthyophis yangi sp. nov. in life
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Holotype of Ichthyophis yangi sp. nov. in life
A teaser… what a beautiful and unusual colouration for a Caecilia species!
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
A teaser… what a beautiful and unusual colouration for a Caecilia species!
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 A review of color patterns in Caecilia tentaculata (Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) reveals high frequency of partial leucism
In Biodiversity and Conservation
#caecilian
Caecilia tentaculata with partially leucistic phenotype
In Biodiversity and Conservation
#caecilian
Caecilia tentaculata with partially leucistic phenotype
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 A review of color patterns in Caecilia tentaculata (Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) reveals high frequency of partial leucism
In Biodiversity and Conservation
#caecilian
Caecilia tentaculata with partially leucistic phenotype
In Biodiversity and Conservation
#caecilian
Caecilia tentaculata with partially leucistic phenotype
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 An Albino Purple #Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata) from Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Albino mother with normal coloured neonates. Photograph by Raby Nuñez Escalante
@RandAJournal
Albino mother with normal coloured neonates. Photograph by Raby Nuñez Escalante
@RandAJournal
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 An Albino Purple #Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata) from Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Albino mother with normal coloured neonates. Photograph by Raby Nuñez Escalante
@RandAJournal
Albino mother with normal coloured neonates. Photograph by Raby Nuñez Escalante
@RandAJournal
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
@BellaLGonzalez presenting on “Welcome to Miami: Reproductive Traits and Pathogen Potential in Introduced Caecilians”
@BellaLGonzalez presenting on “Welcome to Miami: Reproductive Traits and Pathogen Potential in Introduced Caecilians”
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
@BellaLGonzalez presenting on “Welcome to Miami: Reproductive Traits and Pathogen Potential in Introduced Caecilians”
@BellaLGonzalez presenting on “Welcome to Miami: Reproductive Traits and Pathogen Potential in Introduced Caecilians”
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
Ranjith Vengot presenting on “Patterns of elevational variation in the distribution of caecilians: A study from a northern Kerala part of the Western Ghats of peninsular”, supervised by @RamKotharambath
Ranjith Vengot presenting on “Patterns of elevational variation in the distribution of caecilians: A study from a northern Kerala part of the Western Ghats of peninsular”, supervised by @RamKotharambath
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
Ranjith Vengot presenting on “Patterns of elevational variation in the distribution of caecilians: A study from a northern Kerala part of the Western Ghats of peninsular”, supervised by @RamKotharambath
Ranjith Vengot presenting on “Patterns of elevational variation in the distribution of caecilians: A study from a northern Kerala part of the Western Ghats of peninsular”, supervised by @RamKotharambath
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
Avanthika Prakash presents her poster on “Surface activity and circadian rhythm in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): new experimental data on animals in captivity” supervised by @RamKotharambath
Avanthika Prakash presents her poster on “Surface activity and circadian rhythm in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): new experimental data on animals in captivity” supervised by @RamKotharambath
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
Avanthika Prakash presents her poster on “Surface activity and circadian rhythm in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): new experimental data on animals in captivity” supervised by @RamKotharambath
Avanthika Prakash presents her poster on “Surface activity and circadian rhythm in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): new experimental data on animals in captivity” supervised by @RamKotharambath
Influence of elevation on the distribution of caecilians in the Western Ghats. Extraordinary range in this region, from sea level to >1000m!
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Influence of elevation on the distribution of caecilians in the Western Ghats. Extraordinary range in this region, from sea level to >1000m!
Circadian rhythm and surface activity in caecilians using a clever experimental setup
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Circadian rhythm and surface activity in caecilians using a clever experimental setup
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
@RamKotharambath presents
“New insights into the natural history of Western Ghats caecilians”
@RamKotharambath presents
“New insights into the natural history of Western Ghats caecilians”
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
@RamKotharambath presents
“New insights into the natural history of Western Ghats caecilians”
@RamKotharambath presents
“New insights into the natural history of Western Ghats caecilians”
Bringing the role of the caecilian tentacle to the light using diceCT. Phenomenal!
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Bringing the role of the caecilian tentacle to the light using diceCT. Phenomenal!
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
@QuentinWildlife Quentin Martinez gives us a “Preliminary investigation of the brain and olfactory apparatus of caecilians”
@QuentinWildlife Quentin Martinez gives us a “Preliminary investigation of the brain and olfactory apparatus of caecilians”
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
@QuentinWildlife Quentin Martinez gives us a “Preliminary investigation of the brain and olfactory apparatus of caecilians”
@QuentinWildlife Quentin Martinez gives us a “Preliminary investigation of the brain and olfactory apparatus of caecilians”
Urging more research on caecilian natural history and immunochemistry
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Urging more research on caecilian natural history and immunochemistry
Historical literature on the visual system of caecilians
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Historical literature on the visual system of caecilians
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
Sina Amini presenting on “Unexpected maintenance of the long-wavelength sensitive (LWS) cone opsin in
caecilians”
Sina Amini presenting on “Unexpected maintenance of the long-wavelength sensitive (LWS) cone opsin in
caecilians”
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
Sina Amini presenting on “Unexpected maintenance of the long-wavelength sensitive (LWS) cone opsin in
caecilians”
Sina Amini presenting on “Unexpected maintenance of the long-wavelength sensitive (LWS) cone opsin in
caecilians”
Extreme variation in the atrial septation of caecilians
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Extreme variation in the atrial septation of caecilians
Early research on the caecilian ❤️
January 31, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Early research on the caecilian ❤️
A paradigmatic example of a group adapted to burrowing…
January 31, 2026 at 12:09 AM
A paradigmatic example of a group adapted to burrowing…
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
Mark Wilkinson @Atretochoana asking “Are cardiovascular and pulmonary systems of caecilians impacted by burrowing?”
A topic he’s wanted to look at since his early PhD days…
Mark Wilkinson @Atretochoana asking “Are cardiovascular and pulmonary systems of caecilians impacted by burrowing?”
A topic he’s wanted to look at since his early PhD days…
January 31, 2026 at 12:09 AM
#caecilians at the @WCHerp 10th World Congress of #Herpetology #WCH24
Mark Wilkinson @Atretochoana asking “Are cardiovascular and pulmonary systems of caecilians impacted by burrowing?”
A topic he’s wanted to look at since his early PhD days…
Mark Wilkinson @Atretochoana asking “Are cardiovascular and pulmonary systems of caecilians impacted by burrowing?”
A topic he’s wanted to look at since his early PhD days…