Ormepadder

Ormepadder
	Ormepadden Siphonops annulatus
Videnskabelig klassifikation
Rige	Animalia (Dyr)
Række	Chordata; (Chordater)
Klasse	Amphibia; (Padder)
Orden	Gymnophiona; Müller, 1832
Kort
	Ormepaders udbredelse
	Hjælp til læsning af taksobokse

Ormepadderne (Gymnophiona) er den dårligst udforskede orden indenfor padderne. Det skyldes bl.a. at de lever deres liv under jorden eller i vand.

Ichthyophis sp.

Ormepadder har ingen ben.

De findes i Afrika, det sydøstlige Asien og Amerika.

Nogle ormepadder i familien Caeciliidae er giftige.[1]

Klassifikation

Orden: Gymnophiona

Familie: Rhinatrematidae
Familie: Ichthyophiidae
Familie: Uraeotyphlidae
Familie: Caeciliidae
Familie: Scolecomorphidae
Familie: Typhlonectidae - herunder den sjældne art Atretochoana el. Atretochoana eiselti

Referencer

Systema naturae 2000 (classification) – Taxon: Order Gymnophiona

October 4, 2020, scitechdaily.com: Fang’tastic: Venom Glands Similar to Those of Snakes Found for First Time in Amphibians Citat: "...In the new report the researchers show that caecilians can be venomous, and indeed are the first amphibians to have an active defense system..."

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[1] October 4, 2020, scitechdaily.com: Fang’tastic: Venom Glands Similar to Those of Snakes Found for First Time in Amphibians Citat: "...In the new report the researchers show that caecilians can be venomous, and indeed are the first amphibians to have an active defense system..."