A new unstriped Ichthyophis was found in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Thursday. The new species is named ...

Worms come in all different sizes, shapes, textures, colors, and flavors. Some attack human digestive systems, some surface after a rainstorm, and some come in plastic wrappers, covered in sour sugar, ...

An Ichthyophis yangi, the newly discovered species in Yunnan province. CHINA DAILY Chinese scientists have discovered a new species of caecilian in Yunnan province, marking a significant addition to ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese and Russian scientists have announced their discovery of a new striped Ichthyophis species in Vietnam’s Central Highlands on Japan’s Current Herpetology Journal.

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Caecilians are a bizarre order of amphibians that superficially resemble snakes or earthworms, even bearing rings on their bodies that are earthworm-like. Many caecilians spend their lives under the ...

Picture of an Ichthyophis yangi, the newly discovered species in Yunnan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese scientists have discovered a new species of caecilian in Southwest China ...

A new species of limbless yellow-striped caecilian has been discovered in Chorla, a village situated on the borders of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka inside the Mhadei region. The common name ...

"At present, the Ichthyophis multicolor is not evaluated by the IUCN as there is scant of information on the biology of this species. With the current range extension, this lack of knowledge becomes ...

A ‘multicolour’ limbless amphibian recorded in Mizoram has been added to India’s fauna. A few specimens of Ichthyophis multicolor were found in a roadside stream in northern Mizoram’s Kolasib district ...

According to Edgeworth 1 and Winslow 2, a connexion is established in embryonic stages, while Peter 3, who examined a slightly older stage than that of Edgeworth, does not show it. Prof. E. S.