Caudata / Gymnophiona
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List DKPSC for Amphibia
Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata
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Gymnophiona family
Dermophiidae
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What is the distribution for Dermophiidae
Neotropics and tropical Africa
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What order and family are these characteristics describing?
Identifying Characteristics (external):
•Primary or secondary annuli are present
•Annular scales are present in the dermis
•Eyes covered by skin
•Tentacle is located below nostril in Geotrypetes, but closer to the eyes in other genera.
•No tail and no unsegmented terminal shield present.
Identifying Characteristics (internal):
•Premaxillary bones and nasals separate, but prefrontals and postorbitals are absent; septomaxillaries present
•Dermal scales between skin folds may be present or absent
Identifying Characteristics (external):
•Primary or secondary annuli are present
•Annular scales are present in the dermis
•Eyes covered by skin
•Tentacle is located below nostril in Geotrypetes, but closer to the eyes in other genera.
•No tail and no unsegmented terminal shield present.
Identifying Characteristics (internal):
•Premaxillary bones and nasals separate, but prefrontals and postorbitals are absent; septomaxillaries present
•Dermal scales between skin folds may be present or absent
Gymnophiona, Dermophiidae
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Geotrypetes seraphini (African Caecilian) distribution
Eastern Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Cameroon, Gabon, and western Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Geotrypetes seraphini (African Caecilian) features
The eyes are completely hidden under the skin and are near the edge of the upper lip. There are about 145 to 155 primary annuli (circular, cartilages rings wrapping body). Dark grey or purple ground color
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