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Cercolades or Sphingurus prehensiles
Coendoo Co*en"doo, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) The Brazilian porcupine (Cercolades, or Sphingurus, prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile tail.
Subprehensile
Subprehensile Sub`pre*hen"sile, a. Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree.

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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- seahorses also feature segmented bony armour, an upright posture and a curled prehensile tail. Along with the pipefishes and seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx)...
- 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...
- 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...
- this genus originate from the rainforests of South America. They have prehensile tails and live in relatively large social groups. The following 2 species...