What is Rhinatrematidae?
Q: What is Rhinatrematidae?
A: Rhinatrematidae is a family of neotropical tailed caecilians or beaked caecilians found in the equatorial countries of South America.
Q: What is unique about Rhinatrematidae compared to other caecilian families?
A: Rhinatrematidae is said to be the most primitive of the caecilian families and has many features other groups do not, such as having a tail and the mouth not being on the back of the underside of the head.
Q: How do Rhinatrematidae reproduce?
A: Rhinatrematidae lay their eggs in small holes in the soil, and the larvae have external gills. They live in seepages until they change into adults.
Q: Where do adult Rhinatrematidae live?
A: Adult Rhinatrematidae live in moist soil and leaf litter.
Q: Where are Rhinatrematidae found?
A: Rhinatrematidae are found in the equatorial countries of South America.
Q: Do Rhinatrematidae have internal or external gills?
A: Rhinatrematidae have external gills in their larval stage.
Q: What is the habitat of Rhinatrematidae?
A: Rhinatrematidae live in seepages as larvae and in moist soil and leaf litter as adults.
