| 单词 | caecilian |
| 例句 | When born, baby caecilians — legless amphibians that look like a mash-up of a snake and a worm — use their tiny hook-shaped teeth to scrape off their mother’s skin and feast. These Amphibians Have a Taste for Their Mom’s Skin 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Some species of salamanders and all caecilians are functionally limbless; their limbs are vestigial. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As tetrapods, most amphibians are characterized by four well-developed limbs, although some species of salamanders and all caecilians possess only vestigial limbs. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Amphibians, a class of animals able to live both on land and in the water, consist of three groups: frogs, salamanders and the wormlike animals called caecilians. A killer fungus has spread in Africa, driving more amphibians to extinction 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z A new species of fossilized caecilian, a worm-like amphibian, has been found in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. Fossilized amphibian dating back 220 million years found in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Along with the mata mata turtle and reptile known as the tuatara, among the other animals studied were caecilians, a slithery type of amphibian with an outward appearance akin to snakes. Talking turtles? A new study reveals that, in their own special way, turtles chat with each other 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Limbless reptiles—snakes and other squamates—have vestigial limbs and, like caecilians, are classified as tetrapods because they are descended from four-limbed ancestors. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Limbless reptiles—snakes—may have vestigial limbs and, like caecilians, are classified as tetrapods because they are descended from four-limbed ancestors. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z The creatures included 50 turtles, a tuatara, a lungfish and a caecilian. Secret communication of sea animals discovered 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z It is so old, in fact, that it has legs, where modern caecilians are limbless, looking like worms and snakes. Fossilized amphibian dating back 220 million years found in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z However, instead of having a body covered in scales, a caecilian's body is covered in skin with ring-shaped folds. Talking turtles? A new study reveals that, in their own special way, turtles chat with each other 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z A wormlike caecilian and a moth with a yellow crown of scales were named after former President Donald Trump. Fossil of Vampire Squid’s Oldest Ancestor Is Named for Biden 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Modern-day amphibians are represented by three distinct lineage: frogs, salamanders, and limbless caecilians. Fossilised amphibian hints at earliest evidence of 'slingshot' tongue 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Content to spend most of their time beneath the forest floor, caecilians are elusive and poorly understood. It’s Not a Snake, but Beware of Its Venomous Bite 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z A particular dental feature tipped off the paleontologists that they had discovered the world’s oldest caecilian fossil. Fossilized amphibian dating back 220 million years found in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Located primarily in the tropics of Africa, Asia and Latin America, one would not expect caecilians to be particularly vocal. Talking turtles? A new study reveals that, in their own special way, turtles chat with each other 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z They tested animals from eight of 10 families of salamanders, five families of frogs and one family of caecilians, a type of limbless amphibian you might mistake for a worm or snake. Salamanders and Frogs Hide a Glowing Secret 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z They tested 32 species of amphibians from eight families of salamanders, five families of frogs and one family of wormlike caecilians. Salamanders and Frogs Light Up with Secret Superpower 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Bagging a caecilian specimen, he said, often takes hours of laborious digging, carefully executed so a poorly aimed shovel doesn’t cleave the creature in two. It’s Not a Snake, but Beware of Its Venomous Bite 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z The small, blind, creature is a type of caecilian that primarily lives underground, and Mr Bell drew an unflattering comparison between its behaviour and Mr Trump's. Blind amphibian named after Donald Trump 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Yet as University of Zurich researcher Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen studied caecilians to see if they could produce vocalizations, he found they were not only vocal — they were comical. Talking turtles? A new study reveals that, in their own special way, turtles chat with each other 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z The newly discovered creature is a caecilian and its naming rights were auctioned to raise money for the Rainforest Trust. Blind creature that buries head in sand named after Donald Trump 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Stem caecilian from the Triassic of Colorado sheds light on the origins of Lissamphibia. It Was the 12th Year of Tet Zoo 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z His team’s latest discovery, published Friday in iScience, shows caecilians’ mouths might be rimmed by venom-tipped teeth, not unlike those found in some snakes. It’s Not a Snake, but Beware of Its Venomous Bite 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z A worm-like amphibian called a caecilian nesting with her young, which she nourishes with her skin and bodily secretions. Legless baby amphibians dine on mother’s skin 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z "While recording animals, caecilians were the species I expected to be the one that would not vocalize at all," Cohen admitted to Salon by email. Talking turtles? A new study reveals that, in their own special way, turtles chat with each other 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z For example, the breast-feeding, legless reptiles, caecilians, which are a snakelike amphibian, but smaller. Ignore tantrums, and other parenting lessons from wild animals 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z This is, however, a serious scientific overview of the phenomenon in fauna such as the legless, amphibious caecilians, as well as in us. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z But Dr. Mohammadi also noted that it’s still unclear how noxious the glands’ contents are, or how toxic they are to the insects and worms that caecilians nosh on. It’s Not a Snake, but Beware of Its Venomous Bite 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z There may be no amphibians more mysterious than the limbless, burrowing, mucus-covered carnivores called caecilians. Legless baby amphibians dine on mother’s skin 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Seeking to learn about the evolutionary origins of acoustic communication in vertebrates, the scientists recorded 53 species from four major clades — turtles, tuatara, caecilians and lungfish — to analyze what they heard. Talking turtles? A new study reveals that, in their own special way, turtles chat with each other 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z In caecilians, the mom lays eggs and the babies hatch but in the meantime she is thickening her skin with very similar proteins found in human breast milk. Ignore tantrums, and other parenting lessons from wild animals 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Examples of animal cannibalism are as numerous as they are interesting, from spadefoot toad larvae who eat their own brood-mates to legless amphibians called caecilians whose hatchlings peel and consume their mothers’ skin. In Many Species, a Family Dinner Means Something Else 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z This weird-looking critter is a caecilian, a legless amphibian that lives in Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and from southern Mexico to Argentina. 9 Animals You Didn’t Know Were Cute Until #CuteOff Happened 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z To predict the impact of the fungus, Martel’s team exposed 10 species of frog and toad, 24 species of salamander and newt, and 1 species of wormlike caecilian to spores of the fungus. Fungus from Asia threatens European salamanders 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z In the process, they learned that there are turtles, tuataras, and caecilians that engage in vocal communication, even though those clades had previously been perceived as non-vocal. Talking turtles? A new study reveals that, in their own special way, turtles chat with each other 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Dr. Frost, 62, oversees the museum’s catalog of the class Amphibia — more than 7,200 species, comprising frogs, salamanders and limbless, soil-dwelling caecilians. An Amphibian’s Best Friend 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z When caecilian babies hatch from their eggs, they’ll immediately start scraping off their mother’s skin for food with their super-sharp baby teeth. Top Ten Strangest Animal Moments of 2013 2013-12-26T16:45:03.961Z In his later years, he studied a group of poorly known, legless amphibians called caecilians. Taxonomy: The spy who loved frogs 2013-09-12T13:50:56.263Z We already knew that the fungus can stay viable in water, but the new research into caecilians seems to indicate that can also live in and spread via soil. Frog-Killing Chytrid Fungus Hits Rarely Seen, Wormlike Amphibians 2013-05-22T15:15:09.870Z “The forest was very full of mosquitos, making for uncomfortable digging – that is how we find caecilians, using a bladed hoe to turn over rotten logs and dig in the soil,” says Sherratt. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z Lizards, snakes, crocodiles, alligators and even humble frogs, salamanders and caecilians engage in such things as pair-bonding, parental care and kin recognition. Amazing social life of the Green iguana 2012-09-17T16:45:00.183Z In April this year, Mark Wilkinson and Emma Sherratt from the London Natural History Museum described the first new caecilian species discovered in French Guiana in more than 150 years. Top Ten Strangest Animal Moments of 2013 2013-12-26T16:45:03.961Z More than 500 examples of the new family of caecilians were found in 58 locations in northeastern India. New Family of Limbless Amphibians Discovered in India 2012-02-22T22:15:00.213Z This news of the chytrid fungus’s spread comes from scientists in England with the Natural History Museum and the Zoological Society of London, who caught more than 200 caecilians and tested them for Bd. Frog-Killing Chytrid Fungus Hits Rarely Seen, Wormlike Amphibians 2013-05-22T15:15:09.870Z During the month after hatching, the young caecilians grow in mass considerably so they are strong enough to burrow, so it looks their skin-feeding behaviour is giving them a good start in life. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z The animals, which at first glance resemble worms, live in forest soil and are most closely related to an African group of caecilians. Amphibian family first for India 2012-02-22T02:40:16Z These include one genus and species of caecilian, one genus, including three species of salamanders, and 14 genera and 32 species of anurans. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Another skin-tingling spectacle is the kind of living cannibalism recently identified in two species of caecilians. Basics: Animal Cannibalism May Make Good Evolutionary Sense 2011-10-31T20:53:05Z They found the chytrid fungus living in the skin on 58 individual caecilians, many of which later died from the infections. Frog-Killing Chytrid Fungus Hits Rarely Seen, Wormlike Amphibians 2013-05-22T15:15:09.870Z Further observations in other caecilian species are needed to better understand the origin of this behaviour. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z This is the 10th caecilian family to be identified, and the team named it Chikilidae, derived from the name used in the local Garo tongue. Amphibian family first for India 2012-02-22T02:40:16Z Named Microcaecilia dermatophaga, it joins just three other caecilian species whose young have been observed to regularly feed on their mother’s skin. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z There are mother monkeys that act like hipster zombies, greeting unwanted offspring with a ghoulish demand for brains; and there are infant caecilians — limbless, soil-dwelling amphibians — that grow fat by repeatedly skinning their mother alive. Basics: Animal Cannibalism May Make Good Evolutionary Sense 2011-10-31T20:53:05Z “We now know both of these are the case, and so this potentially major threat needs to be taken into consideration in caecilian conservation biology.” Frog-Killing Chytrid Fungus Hits Rarely Seen, Wormlike Amphibians 2013-05-22T15:15:09.870Z Variations on the theme could also be common in the other types of caecilians – offspring of the viviparous Scolecomorphidae family are known to feed on the lining of their mother’s uterus before birth. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z Unlike the familar frogs and salamanders, caecilians are limbless and smooth. Amphibian family first for India 2012-02-22T02:40:16Z Another type of amphibian, the legless, wormlike caecilian, has evolved a unique, and apparently quite effective, parenting technique that has only recently been observed. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z We need to continue studying the reproductive biology of caecilians – there are so many species for which we just don’t know anything about their biology. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z If this is so, this trait evolved at least 100 million years ago and has obviously been beneficial for caecilians.” New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z |
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