Definition of Gymnophiona. Meaning of Gymnophiona. Synonyms of Gymnophiona

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Definition of Gymnophiona

Gymnophiona
Ophiomorpha O`phi*o*mor"pha, n. pl. [NL. See Ophiomorphous.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or wanting. It includes the c[ae]cilians. Called also Gymnophiona and Ophidobatrachia.
Gymnophiona
Gymnophiona Gym`no*phi"o*na, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + ? serpentlike.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See Ophiomorpha.

Meaning of Gymnophiona from wikipedia

- grooves and may contain scales. Modern caecilians are a clade, the order Gymnophiona /ˌdʒɪmnəˈfaɪənə/ (or Apoda /ˈæpədə/), one of the three living amphibian...
- with three living orders: Anura (frogs), Urodela (salamanders), and Gymnophiona (caecilians). Evolved to be mostly semiaquatic, amphibians have adapted...
- Genus of Lungless Tetrapod: A Radically Divergent Caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona)". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 261 (1362): 331–339. Bibcode:1995RSPSB...
- Amphibians are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety...
- orders: Anura (frogs and toads), Caudata (newts and salamanders), and Gymnophiona (caecilians). However, there is considerable debate among paleontologists...
- Larval Development in the Caecilian Ichthyophis kohtaoensis (Amphibia, Gymnophiona): A Staging Table". Journal of Morphology. 243 (1): 3–34. doi:10...
- Rafael Zardoya (November 2004). "Phylogeny of caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona) based on complete mitochondrial genomes and nuclear RAG1". Molecular...
- ; Müller, H. (2014-12-24). "New Ichthyophis species from Indochina (Gymnophiona, Ichthyophiidae): 1. The unstriped forms with descriptions of three new...
- reproduction of the neotropical caecilian Siphonops annulatus (Amphibia, Gymnophiona, Siphonopidae), with special emphasis on parental care". Acta Zool. Attenborough...
- amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins...