Least ConcernOcelot
Leopardus pardalis
One of the 5 caecilians on WAnimals
Amphibians · Gymnophiona · Caeciliidae
Caecilia tentaculata
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The bearded caecilian is one of the largest caecilians in the world: it can exceed eighty centimetres in length. It lives buried in the damp soils of the Amazon rainforest, where it hunts earthworms, termites and other invertebrates. Like the other caecilians it has a compact, reinforced skull adapted to digging by pushing with the head.
Size
40 cm – 90 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilia_tentaculata
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