Rio Lita caecilian facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rio Lita caecilian

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Caecilia
Species:	nigricans
Synonyms
Caecilia intermedia Boulenger, 1913 Caecilia palmeri Boulenger, 1913

Caecilia nigricans, commonly known as the Rio Lita caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Caeciliidae. It is a subterranean species located in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama and its natural habitats include moist, subtropical or tropical lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and foothill forests. The species is of least concern, as it can be found in several protected areas in Colombia like Darién National Park, however it is still threatened by human activities like deforestation.

Blue, blind and defenseless, this worm-eating 'snake' is trying to burrow below the litter on Wildsumac Reserve, Ecuador.

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