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Extreme variation in the atrial septation of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) [PDF]
Journal of Anatomy, 2014 AbstractCaecilians (order Gymnophiona) are elongate, limbless, snake‐like amphibians that are the sister‐group (closest relatives) of all other recent amphibians (frogs and salamanders). Little is known of their cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, but one nearly century old study suggests that Hypogeophis (family Indotyphlidae), commonly relied upon
Desiderius M. de Bakker +2 more
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The Evolution of Amphibian Photoreception
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 There have been a growing number of studies into the visual evolution of vertebrates. However, there remain few detailed integrative studies on the visual system of amphibians using morphological, molecular and physiological methods outside of a few ...
Samantha Mila Mohun +5 more
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, 2011 Published as part of Wilkinson, Mark, Mauro, Diego San, Sherratt, Emma & Gower, David J., 2011, A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), pp.
Wilkinson, Mark +3 more
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Morphological Evidence for an Oral Venom System in Caecilian Amphibians
iScience, 2020 Summary: Amphibians are known for their skin rich in glands containing toxins employed in passive chemical defense against predators, different from, for example, snakes that have active chemical defense, injecting their venom into the prey.
Pedro Luiz Mailho-Fontana +6 more
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, 2010 Published as part of Speybroeck, Jeroen, Beukema, Wouter & Crochet, Pierre-André, 2010, A tentative species list of the European herpetofauna (Amphibia and Reptilia) — an update, pp.
Speybroeck, Jeroen +2 more
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Amphibians of Rwanda: Diversity, Community Features, and Conservation Status
Diversity, 2023 The diversity and distribution of the amphibians in Rwanda was critically reviewed to provide a reliable species inventory for informed conservation management.
J. Maximilian Dehling, Ulrich Sinsch
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Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1406-1462, June 2026.ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz +6 more
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A new lungless caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) from Guyana [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2009 We report the discovery of a single specimen of a small, terrestrial, lungless caecilian, the second known taxon of lungless caecilians. It differs from all other caecilians in lacking open external nares, and from the large aquatic lungless species described by Nussbaum & Wilkinson (Nussbaum, R. A. & Wilkinson, M. 1995
Marvalee H, Wake, Maureen A, Donnelly
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Acta Biologica, 2018 Here, we describe the anatomy of the female reproductive system of the aquatic, viviparous caecilian Typhlonectes natans. We conducted our research on two adult females using light microscopy and reflected our results with the available literature data ...
Jakub Dymek, Anna Dymek, Artur Osikowski
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Histology of the trachea and lung of Siphonops annulatus (Amphibia, Gymnophiona) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 2000 The structure of the trachea and lung of Siphonops annulatus was studied in ten specimens of routinely fed animals. The trachea is constituted mainly by incomplete cartilage rings lined by a respiratory epithelium (ciliated and mucous cells) with variable morphology according to the region observed.
KUEHNE, B., JUNQUEIRA, L. C. U.
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