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The braincase of Eocaecilia micropodia (Lissamphibia, Gymnophiona) and the origin of Caecilians. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The scant fossil record of caecilians has obscured the origin and evolution of this lissamphibian group. Eocaecilia micropodia from the Lower Jurassic of North America remains the only stem-group caecilian with an almost complete skull preserved. However,
Hillary C Maddin +2 more
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Biota Colombiana, 2014 Se registra el primer ejemplar en colección de referencia de Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril y Bibron 1841) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), proveniente de la Amazonia colombiana, corroborando así observaciones previas en la región.
Andrés R. Acosta-Galvis +2 more
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First record of Caecilia guntheri Dunn, 1942 (Gymnophiona, Caeciliidae) in Central America [PDF]
Check List, 2021 I report the first encounter in Central America of an individual of Caecilia guntheri Dunn, 1942 (Gymnophiona, Caeciliidae). The individual was observed and collected in a primary evergreen submontane forest in Cerro Pirre, Darien Province, Republic of ...
Luis Carlos Elizondo-Lara
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Chromatic and morphological anomalies in gymnophionans from India [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2022 Caecilians (Gymnophiona) are commonly known as limbless amphibians and are the least understood vertebrate order. In this paper, we documented skin color, eye, jaw, snout, tentacular aperture and cloacal anomalies in 12 individuals of four species ...
Govindappa Venu +10 more
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Herpetofauna, Ponte de Pedra Hydroelectric Power Plant, states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2009 This paper presents a check list of amphibians and reptiles of the area under influence of Ponte de Pedra hydroelectricpower plant on Correntes River (municipality of Sonora), between the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso do Sul and MatoGrosso.
Silva Jr., N. J. +6 more
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Contributions to the knowledge of amphibians and reptiles from Volta Grande do Xingu, northern Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2015 The region of Volta Grande do Xingu River, in the state of Pará, presents several kinds of land use ranging from extensive cattle farming to agroforestry, and deforestation. Currently, the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant affects the region.
W. Vaz-Silva +12 more
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Toxins, 2021 Caecilians (order Gymnophiona) are apodan, snake-like amphibians, usually with fossorial habits, constituting one of the most unknown groups of terrestrial vertebrates. As in orders Anura (frogs, tree frogs and toads) and Caudata (salamanders and newts),
Beatriz Mauricio +8 more
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Brain Reconstruction Across the Fish-Tetrapod Transition; Insights From Modern Amphibians
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The fish-tetrapod transition (which incorporates the related fin-limb and water-land transitions) is celebrated as one of the most important junctions in vertebrate evolution.
Alice M. Clement +4 more
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Biota Colombiana, 2014 The first voucher specimen in a reference collection of Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril y Bibron 1841) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), was obtained in the Colombian Amazon, confirming previous observations in the region.
Andrés R. Acosta-Galvis +2 more
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Amphibians from southeastern state of Pará: Carajás Region, northern Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2012 The region of Carajás in the southeast of the state of Pará, Brazil, harbors five reserves, with various managing categories, distributed throughout five municipalities. A list of amphibians known to occur in this region was compiled using information on
Leandra Pinheiro +4 more
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