The half frog - snake - the super worm

With elongated body shape, divided into small burns. They are not as flaky and smooth as worms but have eyes and mouths like snakes. Surely many people will be confused about what to call it.

If there are 10 people caught, 7 people will say they are worms and 3 people think they are snakes. But in fact, this animal belongs to a family of frogs.

The creature like this is known by scientists as a worm frog , a species of amphibian family distributed in many mountainous areas of Vietnam, stretching from Thai Nguyen to Ca Mau.

Here are some pictures of them:

The body of the worm frog is shaped like a larger earthworm worm.(Photo: Phung My Trung).

Moreover, the body of the reptile, with smooth yellow-brown stripes along with the flat-headed head of this worm frog makes people think of poisonous snakes with outstanding colors, eye-catching.(Photo: War / Nguyen Vu Khoi)

The length of worm frog bodies can reach tens of cm.(Photo: pskhun)

They are different from the worm: the head has eyes like two black dots.(Photo: Maxim Ryzhov)

The worm head is small and slightly flat, the muzzle is relatively pointed and has a clear jaw.(Photo: biozcw)

At tadpole stage, worms frogs carry on both sides of the neck.As an adult, carry on the sides of the neck to dissipate and breathe in another way.

Worm frogs often live in high altitude places like in Tam Dao range, but people also come across them in lowland areas such as U Minh forest.(Photo: Maxim Ryzhov)

Living in the soil like earthworms, they are often found in areas of porous soil about 20 - 30cm deep near ponds and lakes.(Photo: eol.org)

Food of frog worms is earthworms and some insects.(Photo: thetexanherper.com)

The current number of worm frogs is quite small because they have lost their habitat in many places.(Photo: Nikolai Orlov)

They lay eggs near water.The number of eggs in a litter has about 20 fruits connected together with mucus and the swollen individual to protect the eggs from dryness and regulate the temperature appropriately so that the young have the best chance of growth.(Photo: thetexanherper.com)

This unique type of amphibian has been included in the Vietnam Red Book and is protected by law.(Photo: Pskhun)