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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...
- three living orders: Anura (frogs and toads), Urodela (salamanders), and Gymnophiona (caecilians). Evolved to be mostly semiaquatic, amphibians have adapted...
- Amphibians are ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety...
- Larval Development in the Caecilian Ichthyophis kohtaoensis (Amphibia, Gymnophiona): A Staging Table". Journal of Morphology. 243 (1): 3–34. doi:10...
- the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and...
- This is a list of native amphibians in Indonesia. Family: Bombinatoridae Gray, 1825 Genus: Barbourula Taylor and Noble, 1924 Barbourula kalimantanensis...
- This is a list of the amphibian species recorded in Brazil. The total number of species is 946. Fritziana fissilis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) Fritziana goeldii...
- orders: Anura (frogs and toads), Caudata (newts and salamanders), and Gymnophiona (caecilians). However, there is considerable debate among paleontologists...
- relatives), the Caudata (salamanders and their extinct relatives), and the Gymnophiona (the limbless caecilians and their extinct relatives). Salientians and...
- †Eocaecilia †Funcusvermis †Rubricacaecilia †Chinlestegophis? †Albanerpetontidae? Gymnophiona (caecilians crown group)...