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- Gymnophiona | Caecilian Order of Amphibians, Form Classification . . .
Gymnophiona, one of the three major extant orders of the class Amphibia Its members are known as caecilians, a name derived from the Latin word caecus, meaning “sightless” or “blind ” The majority of this group of limbless, wormlike amphibians live underground in humid tropical regions throughout
- Gymnophiona | Amphibian Species of the World
Evans and Sigogneau-Russell, 2001, Palaeontology, 44: 259–273, discussed the fossil evidence for the origin of the group and their relationships, and suggested that the name Gymnophiona be used for the fossil antecedents as well as the crown-group (living taxa) and that Apoda be restricted to use for the living crown-group
- GYMNOPHIONA Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of GYMNOPHIONA is an order of Amphibia that is coextensive with the family Caeciliidae and is distinguished by the limbless small-headed short-tailed form of its nearly eyeless members which are widely distributed in moist soil in tropical parts of the New and Old Worlds
- Gymnophiona - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The Gymnophiona, or caecilians, are limbless amphibians (Fig 5 18) that burrow underground in the soil Most species are small and worm-like but some can reach lengths of 1 5 m Because of their fossorial habit, they are the least well-known amphibians
- 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
- Caecilians (Order Gymnophiona) - iNaturalist
Gymnophiona is the group of amphibians that includes the legless caecilians and all amphibians more closely related to them than to frogs or salamanders (the "stem-caecilians") The name derives from the Greek words γυμνος (gymnos, naked) and οφις (ophis, snake), as the caecilians were originally thought to be related to snakes
- Gymnophiona - Animalia
The list of species of Gymnophiona order<br><p><b>Caecilians< b> (; New Latin for "blind ones") are a group of limbless, vermiform or serpentine amphibians They mostly live hidden in the ground and in stream substrates, making them the least familiar order of amphibians
- Gymnophiona - GBIF
Gymnophiona Name Homonyms Gymnophiona Common names Caecilians in English Caecilians in English Caecilians in English Gymnophiones, Cécilies in French caecilian in English ormepadder in Nynorsk, Norwegian ormepadder in Norwegian Bokmål Bibliographic References Flores-Villela, Oscar McCoy, C J , ed , 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista
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