aquatic caecilians

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• Caecilians of the Western Ghats — The Western Ghats are home to several species of Caecilians (Gymnophiona).Caecilians are legless, burrowing amphibians which mostly live in leaf litter, loose soil, under rocks and decaying logs. They are also found in agricultural fields and… …   Wikipedia

• Gymnophiona — ▪ amphibian Introduction also called  Apoda   one of the three major extant orders of the class Amphibia. Its members are known as caecilians (caecilian), a name derived from the Latin word caecus, meaning “sightless” or “blind.” The majority of… …   Universalium

• Typhlonectidae — Taxobox name = Aquatic caecilians regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Gymnophiona familia = Typhlonectidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = See text.Typhlonectidae, also known as Aquatic caecilians or Rubber eels …   Wikipedia

• amphibian — /am fib ee euhn/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial,… …   Universalium

• Temnospondyli — Temnospondyls Temporal range: Early Carboniferous Early Cretaceous, 330–120 Ma Possible descendant taxon Lissamphibia survives to present …   Wikipedia

• Caecilian — This article is about an order of amphibians. For the bishop of Carthage, see Caecilianus. Caecilians Temporal range: 170–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• Caeciliidae — Siphonops annulatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… …   Universalium

• vertebrate — /verr teuh brit, brayt /, adj. 1. having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium… …   Universalium

• Barrie G.M. Jamieson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jamieson. Barrie G.M. Jamieson Naissance 31 août 1934 (   …   Wikipédia en Français

• Barrie Gillean Molyneux Jamieson — Barrie G.M. Jamieson Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jamieson. Barrie G. M. Jamieson (Barrie Gillean Molyneux Jamieson), (31 août 1934 ), biologiste australien, est un des plus grands spécialistes actuels de l évolution et de la taxonomie des… …   Wikipédia en Français