Category: Amphibians
These bright red to yellowish-orange colored frogs are native to the forests and fields of Madagascar that get heavy rain during the late spring and summer. When grabbed by a predator, the Tomato frog secretes a gummy substance that gets in its attacker’s eyes and mouth, causing the attacker to release the frog.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_frog
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Frogs-Amphibians/Tomato-Frog/
Caecilians: The Limbless Enigma
Caecilians are amphibians with long, limbless bodies that resemble worms or snakes more than frogs or salamanders. Their name means “blind ones,” a reference to their tiny, skin-covered (or in some cases, non-existent) eyes - which probably don’t get much use, as they spend most their lives burrowing underground. Caecilians are unusual for amphibians in that 75% of them give birth to live young, oftentimes, fully formed. There are also a few species where the mother actually grows a layer of nutritious, fatty skin that is eaten off by her own young, which is analogous to breastfeeding in mammals.
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