. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ^^' COECILIIDAE 3g Fossil Apoda are not known : their siil)terranean lite does not favour preservation. Only family, Coeciliidae. About forty species are known These have been placed in seventeen genera, mostlv on com- paratively slight grounds, and several of these ^enera are \^. 9^1 Fig. sliowing the of the Coeciliae or Amphibia unnatural, the distinctive characters having undoubtedly been developed independently in various countries. AVe have to remember that the recent species are the remainder of a formerly m
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ^^' COECILIIDAE 3g Fossil Apoda are not known : their siil)terranean lite does not favour preservation. Only family, Coeciliidae. About forty species are known These have been placed in seventeen genera, mostlv on com- paratively slight grounds, and several of these ^enera are \^. 9^1 Fig. sliowing the of the Coeciliae or Amphibia unnatural, the distinctive characters having undoubtedly been developed independently in various countries. AVe have to remember that the recent species are the remainder of a formerly much more numerous group; it is also likely tliat more will be discovered m the tropical forests of South America and Sumatra. Boulenger ^ has distinguished them as follows : I. Cycloid scales embedded in the skin. A. Eyes distinct, or concealed under the skin. One series of teeth in the lower jaw. Tentacle in front of the eye. Gryptopsophis, 1 species, Seychelles. ' P. Z. S. 1895, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862-; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. London : Macmillan and Co. ; New York : The Macmillan Company
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