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Family: Amphisbaenidae
Species available in the Animal Diversity Web. [eng]
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Amphisbaenidae Familyasý
Diðer kertenkelelerden çok farklý bir familyadýr bu sebepten bazý herpetologlar tarafýndan farklý bir alttakýma dahil edilmiþlerdir (Amphisbaenia) Dýþ görünüþleri
bakýmýndan solucana benzerler. Baþlarýnýn üzeri simetrik dizilmiþ plaklarla örtülüdür. Aðýzlarý küçük ve alttadýr. Közler körelmiþ ve deri ile kaplýdýr ancak dýþardan nokta
olarak belli olur. Kulak delikleri yoktur. Gövde ve kuyruk kýsýmlarý halkalar halinde dizilmiþ kare veya dörtgen þekilli yumuþak plaklarla kaplýdýr bir çoðunda hiç bacak
bulunmaz bir kýsmýndaysa sadece önde 2 bacak bulunur. [tur]
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Amphisbaenidae
Phylogenetic tree. [eng]
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Bipes biporus: Media
Photos. [eng]
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Amphisbaenidae
Literaturverzeichnis Amphisbaenidae:
Blanus,
Cynisca,
Diplometopon,
Pachycalamus,
Trogonophis. [deu]
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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenidae)
Amphisbaenians are limbless squamates whoses pectoral and pelvic girdles have been significantly reduced or are absent. Usually they have a distinctly annulated pattern of scutellation and rather short tails. Amphisbaenids are adapted to a burrowing life style and accordingly, their skulls are heavily ossified and their brain is entirely surrounded by the frontal bones. In contrast to other limbless lizards or snakes, which have a reduced left lung, the right lung of amphisbaenians is reduced in size. List of Genera.
[eng]
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Herp Encyclopedia - Amphisbaenia
If the frogs, snakes and lizards are the famous members of the herp world, the amphisbaenians or better called "worm lizards" must be the animals behind the scenes that nobody hears about. The worm lizards belong in the group known as the squamates which include both snakes and lizards. They are probably the least known herp behind the tuatara and caecilians. [eng]
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