eir skeleton is composed with a variable number of. The skin has one layer of keratinized cells. Found only in the tropical forests of South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, the caecilians . gymnos, naked + ophineos, as a snake)-Caecilians (also known as “rubber eels”). Caecilians are the only amphibians to have tentacles. This type of matrotrophy is known as histophagy and is accomplished using the specialized fetal dentition (Table 5.1). There are no detailed descriptions of the feeding behavior of larval or fetal caecilians. There is currently a single published paper (Bemis et al., 1983) describing prey capture and transport in any detail and this treats only a single species (Dermophis). Turtles, tortoises, lizards snakes, crocodiles, alligators, and tuatara are reptiles. Results L Comparative anatomy of the adult eye The eye of adult Dermophis mexicanus (Dumeril and Bi- bron) of the family Caeciliidae displays the characteristics Explains what amphibians are and how they differ from other animals, offering an overview of the life cycle of a several types.
