Titanocaecilia

Titanocaecilia art by Tortoiseman

In the early Calidocene, many niches were left wide open. Caecilians carved out a decent chunk of these niches for a short time in the early calidocene. One small genus is the genus Titanocaecilia, which is found in the forests of sub-saharan Africa. This genus is descended from the Congo Caecilian.

Titanocaecilia measure in at 7 feet in length and are only a few inches wide. They thrive in the understory of the rainforest in the wet leaves and mud. They're covered with additional segments that give them even more of a worm-like appearance than their relatives already do. However, unlike worms and other caecilians, they aren't fully fossorial. They only burrow to travel and nest. 

When hunting, they slither through the undergrowth until they pick up a signature. Since they have no visible eyes, they rely on chemosynthetic receptors, their ears, and vibrations. They coil up under the leaf litter and strike at any prey they sense walking by, much like a snake does. Their prey consists of worms, insects, small vertebrates, and each other. 

Mother Titanocaecilia will dig out a nest under the ground after they mate. The mother will lay her eggs and sheds a layer of slimy skin. The eggs will be wrapped up in the skin to keep the eggs from drying out while the mother hunts. When the eggs hatch, they will eat the nutrient-rich shed skin that their mother will continue to provide them until they're ready to leave. The skin of the Titanocaecilia is mildy toxic to other animals, but other Titanocaecilia are able to eat it.