Resistance is not futile: Widespread convergent evolution of resistance to alpha-neurotoxic snake venoms in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona)

September 25, 2023

Do caecilians face selective pressure from elapid predators? A study by Mancuso et al (2023) searched for evidence in the neurotoxin-defense systems of 37 caecilian species, representing all caecilian families currently known from the Americas, Africa and Asia, and the Seychelles. Three types of…