What is Boulengerula taitana?
{{Italictitle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Boulengerula_taitanus_1.jpg | image_caption = | status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn | author = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | title = ''Boulengerula taitana'' | volume= 2013 | page = e.T59498A16944134 | year = 2013 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T59498A16944134.en }}</ref> | genus = Boulengerula | species = taitana | authority = [[Arthur Loveridge|Loveridge]], 1935 | range_map = Boulengerula_taitana_range_2.png | range_map_caption = Range highlighted in blue. | synonyms = * ''Boulengerula taitanus'' <small>Loveridge, 1935</small> * ''Afrocaecilia taitana'' <small>(Loveridge, 1935)</small> | synonyms_ref = }} '''''Boulengerula taitana''''' (also known as the '''Taita African caecilian''', '''Taita Hills caecilian''' or '''Taita Mountains caecilian''') is a [[species]] of [[caecilian]]s. They belong to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Caeciliidae]]. They live in [[Africa]] in countries like [[Kenya]]. Their [[habitat]] is [[subtropical]] or [[tropical]] [[forest]]s. Many people mistake them for [[worm]]s. They lay their eggs in [[foam]] [[nest]] in [[water]]. ==References== {{reflist}} *Loader, S. & Measey, J. 2004. Boulengerula taitana. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [http://www.iucnredlist.org]. Downloaded on 6 April 2007. ==Other websites== *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7235205.stm A BBC documentary] *[https://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn8988-yummy-mummy-worms-feed-their-skin-to-offspring.html ''New Scientist'' article on ''Boulengerula taitanus''] *[https://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/av/dn8988V1.wmv Video of Boulengerula behaviour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020023416/http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/av/dn8988V1.wmv |date=2012-10-20 }} *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7235205.stm BBC footage of young caecilians] [[Category:Caecilians]] [[Category:Animals of Africa]] {{biology-stub}}