Care and parentage in a skin-feeding Caecilian
amphibian
(2008)
Journal Article
amphibian. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology, 309A, 460-467
An exceptional form of parental care has recently been discovered in a poorly known caecilian amphibian. Mothers of the Taita Hills (Kenya) endemic Boulengerula taitanus provide their own skin as a food source for their offspring. Field data sugges... Read More about Care and parentage in a skin-feeding Caecilian amphibian.