Caecilia abitaguae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Gymnophiona
Family
Caeciliidae
Genus
Caecilia
Species
Caecilia abitaguae
Scientific Name
Caecilia abitaguae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Caecilia abitaguae

Caecilia abitaguae is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Two individuals of Caecilia abutaguae were observed during collection to exhibit possible intraspecific aggression. One individual was found actively biting the mid-body of the other, resulting in visible bleeding at the bite mark. Such aggressive interactions are rare in caecilian reports and may indicate social, territorial, or stress-induced behavior that had previously gone undocumented.

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Caecilia abitaguae in languages:

Czech
cecílie velká
English
Abitagua Caecilian
Russian
Гигантская червяга

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Caecilia abitaguae
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