Caecilian - Wikipedia
The body is cylindrical and often darkly coloured, and the skull is bullet-shaped and strongly built. Caecilian heads have several unique adaptations, including fused cranial and jaw bones, a two-part system of jaw muscles, and a chemosensory tentacle in front of the eye.
Caecilian - New World Encyclopedia
Anatomy. Caecilian heads are adapted for burrowing, being strong with highly ossified skulls. All caecilians share two tentacles at their head, which are probably used for a second olfactory capability in addition to the normal sense of smell based in the nose.
Exploring Caecilian Biology: Anatomy, Adaptations ...
2024年8月27日 · It is the formation of the fused parasphenoid, basioccipitals, exoccipitals, and otic capsules. Caecilians also possess two rows of maxillary pedicellate teeth on the upper jaw.
Caecilians—facts and information - National Geographic
Resembling creatures from a horror movie, caecilians are legless amphibians that live underground and in shallow streams, and are mostly unseen by humans.
The Amazing Caecilians - Tetrapod Zoology
2022年10月25日 · In what appear to be the most anatomically archaic of living caecilians (the South American rhinatrematids), a short tail is present and the mouth is located at the front of the head; in the more advanced groups, no tail is present and the mouth is situated further back, slung underneath the head.
caecilians articles - Encyclopedia of Life
Caecilians (New Latin for 'blind ones') (/ s ɪ ˈ s ɪ l i ə n /) are a group of limbless, vermiform (worm-shaped) or serpentine (snake-shaped) amphibians. They mostly live hidden in soil or in streambeds, and this cryptic lifestyle renders caecilians among the least familiar amphibians.
Caecilian - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Caecilians are an order (Gymnophiona or Apoda) of amphibians. Most of them look like either earthworms or snakes. They burrow in the ground. For this reason, they are the least explored order of amphibians. Anatomy. [change | change source] Caecilians have no limbs.