newsletterlibrary.com

Top : Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia :
Caecilians

Websites
Phylogeny and photos from a University of Texas Herpetology class site.
site exerpt
Herpetology: Amphibian Diversity: Gymnophiona  The external surface of the body appears to be segmented by annular grooves, and resemble earthworms. The tail is very short or absent. The skull is very solid, with extensive suturing of cranial elements, and as a result the eyes...
http://cluster3.biosci.utexas.ed...gy/amphibdivers/gymnodivers.html

The discovery and description of the new species Ichthyophis bannanica.
site exerpt
Contemporary Herpetology Information Series: 1998 (1)  Vietnam for the past four years has resulted in the discovery of numerous new species and records of amphibians and reptiles, including what appear to be possible new species of caecilians. In order to identify the taxa from northern Vietnam,...
http://www.cnah.org/ch/chis/1998/1/