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Caecilian
Amphibians
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Caecilians are a group of limbless, worm-shaped or snake-shaped amphibians with either small eyes or no eyes, comprising the order Gymnophiona. They mostly live hidden in soil or in streambeds, making them some of the least familiar amphibians, and modern caecilians live in the tropics of South and Central America, Africa and southern Asia. Caecilians represent one of the three living amphibian groups alongside frogs and toads and salamanders, with more than 220 living species organized into ten families.
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