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Caecilians
What is the lifespan of a caecilian?
Aquatic caecilians live between 4 and 5 years in the wild but are known to live longer in human care. How long does a caecilian live?Are Gymnophiona b...
How do caeicillians protect themselves?
All food is swallowed whole. Caecilians have toxic glands in their skin that sometimes protect them from being eaten by other wildlife. Can caecilians...
Do caecilians have lungs?
With the exception of one species (Atretochoana eiselti), all caecilians have lungs, but often the left lung is reduced in size, which is an adaptatio...
What does apoda mean?
What does Apoda stand for?What animals are Apods?What does Scholarity mean?Which is an example of order Apoda?What does Apod mean in military?How do ...
What animals belong to the order gymnophiona?
A Taxonomy. Class Amphibia is represented by over 7000 species (http://amphibiaweb.org) contained within three clades: Gymnophiona, Caudata, and Anura...
What is caecilians predators?
Caecilians themselves are preyed upon by burrowing snakes, fish (Gazola Da Silva et al. 2007), and by introduced animals like chickens, pigs and the t...
How do caecilians protect themselves?
All food is swallowed whole. Caecilians have toxic glands in their skin that sometimes protect them from being eaten by other wildlife. Can caecilians...
Which group of vertebrates does caecillian belong to?
They are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Amphibia, order Gymnophiona (or Apoda). Is a caecilian an amphibian?Are caecil...
When was Dermophis mexicanus created?
What do Mexican caecilian eat?How do you know if your a caecilian?Can you keep a caecilian as a pet?Is Earthworm a caecilian?Do caecilians bite?Where...