Observations on the life history of the caecilian Typhlonectes compressicaudus (Dumeril and Bibron) in the Amazon basin
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 56 (4) , 1005-1008
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z78-141
Abstract
Ecological observations on the poorly known aquatic caecilian Typhlonectes compressicaudus are described. This species appears to be wholly adapted to an aquatic life style. The diet probably consists of aquatic invertebrates. The animal gives birth at the end of the dry season. The secretions of the poison glands are lethal to at least one species of predatory fish with which it coexists.Keywords
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