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Dermatotrophy is a rare reproductive behaviour in which the young feed on the skin of its parents. [1] It has been scientifically observed in several species of caecilian, including Boulengerula taitana, [1] and is claimed to exist in the newly discovered unpublished species Dermophis donaldtrumpi. [2]
- ^ a b 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. doi: 10.1038/nature04403. hdl: 2027.42/62957. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16612382.
- ^ "FACT CHECK: Was a Newly-Discovered Species of Amphibian Given the Name 'Dermophis Donaldtrumpi'?". Snopes.com. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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Dermatotrophy is a rare reproductive behaviour in which the young feed on the skin of its parents. [1] It has been scientifically observed in several species of caecilian, including Boulengerula taitana, [1] and is claimed to exist in the newly discovered unpublished species Dermophis donaldtrumpi. [2]
- ^ a b 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. doi: 10.1038/nature04403. hdl: 2027.42/62957. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16612382.
- ^ "FACT CHECK: Was a Newly-Discovered Species of Amphibian Given the Name 'Dermophis Donaldtrumpi'?". Snopes.com. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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