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Prehensility is the
quality of an
appendage or
organ that has
adapted for
grasping or holding. The word is
derived from the
Latin term prehendere, meaning...
- A
prehensile tail is the tail of an
animal that has
adapted to
grasp or hold objects.
Fully prehensile tails can be used to hold and mani****te objects...
- The
prehensile-tailed
porcupines or
coendous (genus Coendou) are
found in
Central and
South America. Two
other formerly recognized Neotropical tree porcupine...
- The
Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata), also
known as
prehensile-tailed skink, monkey-tailed skink,
giant skink,
zebra skink, and
monkey skink, is...
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family Atelidae, such as the
spider monkey, are the only
primates to have
prehensile tails. New
World monkeys'
closest relatives are the
other simians, the...
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Prasinohaema prehensicauda, the
prehensile green tree skink, is a
species of skink. It is
found in
Papua New Guinea. It is
known as sydn in the
Kalam language...
-
seahorses also
feature segmented bony armour, an
upright posture and a
curled prehensile tail.
Along with the
pipefishes and
seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx)...
- The
prehensile-tailed
hutia (Mysateles prehensilis) is a small, furry, rat-like
mammal found only in
forests on Cuba. It is the only
member of the genus...
- identified, but at
least half are extinct. Only Desmarest's
hutia and the
prehensile-tailed
hutia remain common and widespread; all
other extant species are...
- The
prehensile-tailed rat (Pogonomys mollipilosus) is a
species of
rodent that can be
found in New
Guinea and Australia; it
occurs in the
tropical rainforest...
