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1 Centre for Applied Genetics, Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bengaluru 560 056, IN
2 Department of Zoology, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa 403 206, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 111, No 5 (2016), Pagination: 793-795
Abstract
Gymnophiona (caecilians) constitute one of the three extant orders of Lissamphibia, the other two orders being Anura (frogs and toads) and Caudata (newts and salamanders). The 207 nominate caecilian species described to date under 10 families are confined to certain tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa and Asia. The habitat of most caecilians is moist and porous soil that is rich in humus and organic matter. Whereas members of the South American Typhlonectidae include aquatic and semiaquatic forms.
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