Quarks to Quasars

In a New Vein

New Amphibians Without Arms or Legs Discovered

Photograph courtesy S.D. Biju

The embryo of a newly discovered caecilian species, Chikila fulleri, is revealed in microscopic detail inside its translucent egg.

Also visible is the embryo’s white yolk supply, which provides the legless amphibian enough nourishment to emerge from its egg as a miniature adult (most amphibians go through a tadpole-like, swimming stage in their early development).

Some young caecilians are known to feast on their mother’s skin after hatching. Such behavior has yet to be observed in the newfound Indian species, however.

(See “Flesh-Eating Baby ‘Worm’ Feasts on Mom’s Skin.”)

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