ZoologybioRxiv
A novel surfactant protein is associated with extrapulmonary respiration in lungless salamanders
Z. R. Lewis, J. A. Dorantes, J. Hanken
The paper identifies a novel SFTPC paralog in lungless salamanders that may facilitate extrapulmonary respiration by enabling surfactant-like secretions outside the lungs.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2018.1589