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Rubber Eel

Amphibians

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
Typhlonectes natans 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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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