What happens after aquatic caecilian larvae hatch from eggs laid near water?

For caecilian species that deposit their eggs in burrows near water, such as those in the families Ichthyophiidae and Rhinatrematidae, the larvae leave the burrows immediately upon hatching to establish themselves in ponds and streams.1

Once in these aquatic environments, the larvae function as free-living organisms that must find their own food and avoid predators while completing their development. These larvae are carnivorous and share a general morphology with their adult counterparts, though they are smaller and possess specific larval features, including external gills, a lateral-line system, and thin skin.2