Researchers find rare snake-like venom glands in new amphibian species Caecilian

Scientists have discovered a new species of venomous amphibians called ringed Caecilian or siphonops annulatus. As per  research published in journal iScience on July 3, a group of researchers from Brazil and United States has stated that se creatures reside in self-me burrows and produce two different s of secretion -- mucus in ir he and a snake-like poison in ir tail end. 

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Tropical climate amphibian

Caecilians are blind and depend upon facial tentacles and slime to navigate. se creatures are found in areas of tropical climate Africa, Asia and America, researchers revealed. y also confirmed that y were poisonous; however, amphibians "cannot inject ir venoms and inste rely on an attacker pressing on ir pointy bits.”

Professor Edmund Brodie, Utah state university professor and co-author of study asserted that amphibians (like frogs) are basically harmless. However, he confirmed re were a number of amphibians that stored “nasty" poisonous secretions in ir skin to deter predators. Moreover, Senior author Dr. Carlos Jared ded that since "caecilians are one of least-studied vertebrates, ir biology is a black box full of surprises”.

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In related news, a  group of researchers has named a newly discovered species of venomous green pit viper as Trimeresurus salazar after Harry Potter character Salazar Slyrin.  gorgeous green snake has been discovered by a group of researchers from Bombay Natural History Society and National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru and ir paper announced dition of Salazar's pit viper to  Trimeresurus Lacepede genus.   

snake was found during a herpetological expedition in north-east state of Arunachal Presh that is renowned for its Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. Salazar's pit viper was located in Pakke Tiger Reserve and was marked for its green colour, orange stripe on he, and dorsal scales that resembled two or snakes - Trimeresurus septentrionalis and Trimeresurus albolabris. However, genomic DNA test confirmed Salazar's pit viper as a new species. 

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