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Tropical Caecilians and Salamanders 12-29-07

Tropical Caecilians and Salamanders 12-29-07. The uncommon amphibians of the tropics. No – not a Sicilian ! We are going to talk about caecilians . Caecilians are amphibians with no legs and a very short tail.

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Tropical Caecilians and Salamanders 12-29-07

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  1. Tropical Caecilians and Salamanders 12-29-07 The uncommon amphibians of the tropics

  2. No – not a Sicilian! We are going to talk about caecilians.

  3. Caecilians are amphibians with no legs and a very short tail. They spend most of their time underground or in the water (depending on the species), and are very rarely found on the surface of the ground.

  4. Siphonops annulatus (SE Brazil and N Argentina) eating a worm. From Gans, 1974.

  5. Dermophis mexicanus – Central America. From Cogger & Zweifel, 1998.

  6. Gymnopis multiplicata, Central America. From Halliday & Adler, 1986

  7. Ichthyophis glutinosus with eggs – Asia. From Cogger & Zweifel, 1998.

  8. Ichthyophis glutinosus,tentacle extruded – Asia. From Halliday & Adler, 1986.

  9. Ichthyophis kohtaoensis, Asia. From Cogger & Zweifel, 1998.

  10. Schistometopum thomense, Gulf of Guinea, Africa. From Cogger & Zweifel, 1998.

  11. Typhlonectes natans, South America. From Cogger & Zweifel, 1998.

  12. Salamanders are amphibians that have tails and legs. Salamanders hide during the day underground or under logs and/or debris. They are most easily found while foraging on leaves at night.

  13. All Neotropical salamanders belong to the family Plethodontidae, the lungless salamanders (they exchange all gases across their skin). The primary character of this family is the presence of nasolabial grooves – a groove that runs from the nose to the upper lip (they rest the head on the surface and sense the habitat by fluids running up the nasolabial grooves into the nares).

  14. Many can shoot their tongue to capture prey. Steve Deban

  15. Most salamanders, and all Neotropical salamanders, have internal fertilization. The males set a spermatophore on a wet surface, and the females, after courtship, pick up the sperm cap with their cloacas.

  16. Central American Worm Salamander, Oedipina elongata Julian Lee, 2000

  17. Northern Banana Salamander, Bolitoglossarufescens* sp found in CC in 2008 Julian Lee, 2000

  18. Doflein’s Mushroomtongue Salamander, Bolitoglossa dofleini Julian Lee, 2000

  19. Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander, Bolitoglossa mexicana Julian Lee, 2000

  20. Cloaca

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