The rubber eel is a fully aquatic caecilian, family Typhlonectidae, native to rivers and wetlands of Colombia and Venezuela, with a dark, smooth, limbless body that gives it its common name despite being an amphibian rather than a fish. It breathes mostly through its skin, supplementing this by surfacing occasionally for air, and gives birth to a small number of fully developed young after a gestation of several months rather than laying eggs.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Typhlonectes natans (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2249158 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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