Give a well labeled diagram of a Ichthyophis
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Ichthyophis:
Ichthyophis (blindworm) is a worm-like caecilian with ring-like grooves on the body. It is about 30 cm long. It burrows in moist earth. In the skin are numerous minute concealed scales (absent in Siphonops). Head is small and depressed, with solidly built bony skull and microscopic eyes are covered with opaque skin so that it is blind. On the head, between the eyes and nostrils, is a pair of special protrusible sensory tentacles lodged in pits, they are kept moist by the secretion of Harderian glands.
Give a well labeled diagram of a Ichthyophis
Explanation:
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Amphibia
Order - Gymnophiona
Family - Ichthyophiidae
Genus - Ichthyophis
Ichthyophis is a genus of limbless amphibians commonly found in South East Asia.The 300 transverse folds on the skin give the organism a segmented appearance. There are extensible tentacles near the mouth and the head has a rounded snout like formation.The color of this amphibian is steely blue above and pale yellow underneath, with a yellow band running along either side of the body.
