caecilians

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:behavior mostly solitary
gptkbp:body_style elongated and limbless
gptkbp:breathability cutaneous respiration
gptkbp:climate humid climates
gptkbp:color varies widely
camouflaged
brown or gray
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:blind_snakes
gptkb:caecilians
earthworms
rubber eels
gptkbp:conservation_status varies by species
gptkbp:defense_mechanism burrowing into the ground
gptkbp:diet invertebrates
gptkbp:distribution found in Africa, Asia, and the Americas
gptkbp:egg_color in moist environments
gptkbp:family Caeciliidae
gptkbp:first_appearance during the Late Jurassic period
gptkbp:foraging_behavior predation
gptkbp:fossil_record limited due to soft bodies
gptkbp:genus Caecilia
Dermophis
Ichthyophis
Siphonops
Typhlonectes
gptkbp:habitat tropical and subtropical regions
rainforests
gptkbp:has_skin smooth and moist
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label caecilians
gptkbp:larval_stage aquatic
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years
gptkbp:movement burrowing or aquatic
gptkbp:number_of_stages terrestrial or aquatic
gptkbp:order Gymnophiona
gptkbp:predators small vertebrates and invertebrates
gptkbp:related_to frogs and salamanders
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous or viviparous
gptkbp:senses tentacle
gptkbp:size varies from 10 cm to 1.5 m
gptkbp:species over 200 species
gptkbp:vision poorly developed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lissamphibia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5