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Morphological evolution and modularity of the caecilian skull
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background Caecilians (Gymnophiona) are the least speciose extant lissamphibian order, yet living forms capture approximately 250 million years of evolution since their earliest divergences.
Carla Bardua +4 more
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The amphibians of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an updated and commented list
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2018 . The amphibian fauna of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in southeatern Brazil, is characterized by high species richness and rates of endemism, and is still insufficiently known.
Thiago Arnt Dorigo +2 more
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Journal of Biogeography, Volume 52, Issue 11, November 2025.ABSTRACT Aim The evolution of adaptive innovations carries strong eco‐evolutionary implications, allowing organisms to explore novel ecological opportunities, which facilitates lineage diversification. The remarkable diversity of reproductive strategies in amphibians provides a natural laboratory for identifying ecological mechanisms driving ...
Marco Dinis +4 more
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Notes on the Vertebrates of northern Pará, Brazil: a forgotten part of the Guianan Region, III. A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) [PDF]
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2011 A new species of Microcaecilia is described from the municipality of Óbidos, state of Pará, in the Brazilian part of theGuianan Region. The new species has a high number of secondary annuli, monocuspid vomeropalatine teeth, and othercharacteristics that ...
Adriano Oliveira Maciel +1 more
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The evolution of muscle spindles
Experimental Physiology, Volume 110, Issue 10, Page 1401-1421, October 1, 2025.Abstract Muscle spindles are stretch‐sensitive mechanoreceptors found in the skeletal muscles of most four‐limbed vertebrates. They are unique amongst sensory receptors in the ability to regulate their sensitivity by contraction of the intrafusal muscle fibres on which the sensory endings lie.
Robert W. Banks, Uwe Proske
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A review of color patterns in Caecilia tentaculata (Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) reveals high frequency of partial leucism [PDF]
Acta AmazonicaCaecilia tentaculata is an amphibian species of the order Gymnophiona, widely distributed throughout Amazonia. We reviewed the species’ color pattern based on the analysis of collection specimens representing several populations across its geographic ...
Alice Maria Barbosa GUIMARÃES DIAS +3 more
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Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 442-463, September 2025.In this study, we analyze the conservation status of Ethiopia's amphibian and reptile diversity in terms of coverage with protected areas and global representation in conservation breeding facilities. We identify conservation gaps and suggest priorities for improvement.
Kolja Sperling +3 more
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A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Guyana
, 2010 Wilkinson, Mark, Kok, Philippe J. R. (2010): A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Guyana.
Kok, Philippe J. R., Wilkinson, Mark
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Comparative Cytogenetics, 2013 Uraeotyphlus oxyurus (Dumeril et Bibron, 1841), U. interruptus Pillai et Ravichandran, 1999, U. narayani Seshachar, 1939 and U. menoni Annandale, 1913 were cytogenetically analysed following conventional and differential staining techniques.
Venu Govindappa, G Venkatachalaiah
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Cranial Morphology of the Carboniferous-Permian Tetrapod Brachydectes newberryi (Lepospondyli, Lysorophia): New Data from µCT. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Lysorophians are a group of early tetrapods with extremely elongate trunks, reduced limbs, and highly reduced skulls. Since the first discovery of this group, general similarities in outward appearance between lysorophians and some modern lissamphibian ...
Jason D Pardo, Jason S Anderson
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