Holy crap, does this worm-like amphibian lay terrifying eggs

In the dirt of northeastern India , researchers from Delhi University have uncovered an wholly new family of amphibians . encounter the Chikilidae , which belong to to an wiggler - like order of amphibians known ascaecilians . Seven new metal money of Chikilidae were uncover by the team , who recently publish their finding inThe Proceedings of The Royal Society B.

Among the many unbelievable thing about these creatures are A. ) their morphological similarity with earthworms ; and B. ) the fact that their nearest genetic relative live 7,000 miles away in Africa , a discovery that offer up clues as to how the continents have shifted throughout the millennium .

match out a demonstration by the Delhi researcher above , and watch out for footage of the amphibians ’ egg around 4:27 . They are engrossingly stinking , not unlikethe material - life hypnotoad .