How difficult is it to keep Rio Cauca Caecilian?

Intermediate. This is an intermediate-level species. Some prior experience and knowledge of environmental management are recommended.

What is the lifespan of Rio Cauca Caecilian?

The average lifespan of Rio Cauca Caecilian is 5-10 years. With proper care and nutrition, they can live a long and healthy life.

How large does Rio Cauca Caecilian get?

Rio Cauca Caecilian typically reaches 45-55cm as an adult. Size may vary depending on care conditions and individual genetics.

What should I feed Rio Cauca Caecilian?

Rio Cauca Caecilian feeds on: Earthworms, shrimp, small fish and other small animals. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

What is the typical price for Rio Cauca Caecilian?

The price of Rio Cauca Caecilian varies significantly depending on morph, size, and lineage. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Rio Cauca Caecilian

Intermediate

Typhlonectes natans

A fully aquatic caecilian from the rivers of Colombia and Venezuela. Limbless and dark grey to black, it reaches 55 cm and carries out most of its respiration through the skin. It is ovoviviparous and gives birth in water.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Temperature

25〜32℃

Lifespan

5-10 years

Size

45-55cm

Humidity

40〜70%

Diet

Earthworms, shrimp, small fish and other small animals

About

Typhlonectes natans is a fully aquatic typhlonectid caecilian from Colombia and Venezuela. It reaches 45-55 cm and is dark grey to black, with a limbless worm-like body marked by ring-shaped grooves and extremely small eyes. It does occasionally breathe air at the surface, but most of its respiration is cutaneous. It occupies a wide range of waters, from dry savanna and tropical shrubland to seasonally flooded lowland grassland and rivers. It is ovoviviparous: after a gestation of about 220 days, three to seven fully developed young are born in the water, reaching about 25 cm, close to half adult size, within a year. Aquarium shops sometimes sell it as a fish under the name rubber eel, but it is an amphibian of the order Gymnophiona. In October 2019 a specimen was collected in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the first caecilian recorded in North America, and further animals with evidence of breeding suggest it may be establishing there.

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