Dermatotrophy
Dermatotrophy is a rare reproductive behaviour in which the young feed on the skin of its parents.[1] It has been observed in several species of caecilian, including Boulengerula taitana,[1] and is claimed to exist in the newly discovered unpublished species Dermophis donaldtrumpi.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Wilkinson, Mark; Nussbaum, Ronald A.; Greven, Hartmut; Jared, Carlos; Antoniazzi, Marta M.; Müller, Hendrik; Kupfer, Alexander (April 2006). "Parental investment by skin feeding in a caecilian amphibian". Nature. 440 (7086): 926–929. Bibcode:2006Natur.440..926K. doi:10.1038/nature04403. hdl:2027.42/62957. PMID 16612382.
- ↑ "FACT CHECK: Was a Newly-Discovered Species of Amphibian Given the Name 'Dermophis Donaldtrumpi'?". Snopes.com. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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