Meet the Rubber Worm or Caecilian: The Strange Frog Relative
Caecilian, strange frog relative – Discover the caecilian, an amphibian with rubber-like skin, often mistaken for a worm or snake but limbless and related to frogs. Burrowing habits, hidden lifestyle – It has unique adaptations, gives milk to its young, and includes both aquatic and land-dwelling species. Mostly freshwater – Some can tolerate salt or brackish water, such as Atretochoana eiselti from Brazil.