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Cayenne Caecilian

(engl: Cayenne Caecilian)
Schwimmwühle, Foto: Thomas Hahn
Schwimmwühle, Foto: Thomas Hahn
Verbreitungsgebiet Typhlonectes natans, © Peter Dollinger, Zootier-Lexikon
Scientific Surname Typhlonectes natans
Order Gymnophiona
Family Typhlonectidae
Size 45-55 cm
Reproduction viviparous, gestation period 225 days, 1 to 8 subadults
Distribution northern South America
Habitat rivers, lakes