Journey to South America - Caecilians

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  Ituri

• 21 Mar 2010

January 2010

 

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  Maguari

• 21 Mar 2010

Love caecilians. Not seen the cutaway burrows used for them before.

 

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  Ituri

• 21 Mar 2010

I've never seen the cutaway burrows before this either, and as a consequence of this, I had never before seen caecilians either.

 

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  Maguari

• 21 Mar 2010

Do you know what species these are? The two aquatic species Typhlonectes compressicauda and Typhlonectes natans are reasonably common in European zoos - anything else is unheard of (though I've seen various fossorial species for sale in the pet/hobbyist trade).

 

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  Ituri

• 21 Mar 2010

I'm not sure, they are definitely aquatic. I don't think I photographed the sign, and this collection is not listed on ISIS.

 

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  Maguari

• 21 Mar 2010

They look quite chunky - if I was a betting man I'd say T. natans. Lovely animals, in any case.

 

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  fkalltheway

• 24 Apr 2011

These are Typhlonectes natans, and the sign lists them as Rubber Eels.

EDIT: I thought I had a picture of the sign somewhere, here it is.