|
|
|
• Caecilians are the only amphibians to have tentacles! ... Caecilians (pronounced seh-SILL-yens) are tropical amphibians that look like large worms or slick snakes. They have no arms or legs, and sometimes it’s hard to tell which end is the head and which is the tail!
|
www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-caecilian.html
www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-caecilian.html
|
|
|
Caecilian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|
The caecilians (sg. pronounced /siːˈsɪliən/ ) are an order ( Gymnophiona or Apoda ) of amphibians that superficially resemble earthworms or snakes. They mostly live hidden in the ground, w...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilian
|
|
|
WHERE THEY LIVE : Caecilians are found on four continents in their terrestrial forms, and at least one fully aquatic sub-family (Typhlonectinae) lives in South America. Being amphibians, even land-bound caecilians require a moist climate in which to live.
|
www.naturehaven.com/Frog/caecilian.html
www.naturehaven.com/Frog/caecilian.html
|
|
|
|
The biology, natural history and husbandry of caecilians. ... The most familiar caecilians are the "rubber eels," or aquatic caecilians that used to be available from aquarium shops. Terrestrial caecilians are only occasionally available to hobbyists. I've kept the Mexican Dermophis, and have seen a few African and...
|
www.herper.com/amphibians/caecilians.html
www.herper.com/amphibians/caecilians.html
|
|
|
Of the three living amphibian orders, caecilians show the least divergence in structure and form. All caecilians, except for a few aquatic species, lead subterranean existences and thus have similar specialized morphologies. ... COMMENTARY: Fight for the Frogs : Getting Active for Amphibians Before It's Too Late.
|
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/21445/amphibian/2764...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/21445/amphibian/276439/Caecilians
|
|
Nucleotide sequences of the nuclear RAG1 gene were also determined for these six species of caecilians, ... The new mt and nuclear sequences were compared with data for other amphibians and subjected to separate and combined phylogenetic analyses (Maximum Parsimony, Minimum Evolution, Maximum Likelihood, and Bayesian Inference).
|
amphibiatree.org/node/443
amphibiatree.org/node/443
|
|
Caecilian amphibians are burrowing predators of tropical soil ecosystems. They have exceptionally diverse reproductive modes (e.g. oviparity, viviparity). The project is an integrative analysis of the evolution of ... hypothesis for the function of the enigmatic 'foetal' teeth' recently discovered in oviparous caecilians.
|
www.ist-world.org/ProjectDetails.aspx?ProjectId=17d00bb...
www.ist-world.org/ProjectDetails.aspx?ProjectId=17d00bb1cb304de8abba1038c2475bbc
|
|
Keeping and Breeding Amphibians : Caecilians, Newts, Salamanders, Frogs and Toads (Hardcover) ... In Keeping and Breeding Amphibians, noted herpetologist Chris Mattison provides expert guidance on the care and breeding of newts, salamanders, frogs, toads and caecilians.
|
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0713723289/liaaniA/
|
|
