Scientists around the world have come up short after an unprecedented attempt to locate 100 species of lost frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. ❋ The Huffington Post (2011)
Scientists around the world have come up short after an unprecedented attempt to locate 100 species of "lost" frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. ❋ The Huffington Post (2011)
Six species of endemic caecilians are known to occur in the deep beds of moist humus, but are only rarely seen. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The third amphibian group, the caecilians, is smaller still with a total of only 162 species, all of which are restricted to the tropics. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Introduced goats, pigs, and cattle inhibit regeneration of native forest; and introduced cats, dogs, common mynah (Acridotheres tristis), and tenrecs prey upon native species, particularly birds, lizards, caecilians, and invertebrates. ❋ Unknown (2008)
In addition to the tortoises, there are several native terrapins, 7 species of legless caecilians, 4 native frogs, 3 native snakes, an endemic chameleon, and several species of geckos and skinks. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Interestingly, there are seven species of caecilians on the Seychelles, yet this amphibian order is not represented on Madagascar or on any of the other Indian Ocean Islands. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Such ancient species include endemic palm trees such as the coco-de-mer and seven species of caecilians. ❋ Unknown (2008)
There are three extant orders in the Class Amphibia: Anura (frogs and toads), Caudata (salamanders), and Apoda (caecilians). ❋ Unknown (2008)
I will further evolve into frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. ❋ Unknown (2005)
The nervous systems of Latimeria and Neoceratodus are very similar to each other, as are the nervous systems of lepidosirenid lungfishes, caecilians, and salamanders. ❋ Unknown (2005)
Three orders: frogs (inc. toads), salamanders (inc. newts) and the limbless caecilians ❋ Unknown (2012)
There are three orders: frogs (including toads), salamanders (including newts) and caecilians, which are limbless ❋ Unknown (2010)
According to a report in National Geographic News, the creature, found in Guyana, is part of the wormlike group of amphibians known as caecilians. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Scientists say that without quick action, one-third to one-half the world's frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians could disappear. ❋ Unknown (2009)
