Doting Caecilian Mom

A doting caecilian mother coils around her eggs, which will hatch out mini-adults within two to three months. [Read full story]

Hatching Caecilians

The hatch begins: Baby caecilians have no larval stage and emerge from their eggs as mini-adults.

Don't Count Your Caecilians

A cache of caecilian eggs. The embryos develop in two to three months.

Caecilian Close-Up

A close-up of a caecilian embryo in its egg. These animals are part of a newly discovered family of legless amphibians in India.

Nesting Mom

Caecilians are creepy-looking, but they're harmless, shy creatures with little reason to ever emerge from their underground burrows. [Read full story]

Slithery, Slimy: Images of Legless Amphibians

Date: 21 February 2012 Time: 07:01 PM ET
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