Chikilidae

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Chikilidae

amphibian family

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Gymnophiona
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Family ChikilidaeJurassic (200–145.5 million years ago) to present; perforate stapes; septomaxillae and prefrontals absent; lower jaws possess two rows of teeth; 1 genus, 7 species; northeastern India.Family DermophiidaeCretaceous (145.5–65.5 million years ago) to present; secondary annuli and annular scales present; viviparous; 4 genera,…
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Family ChikilidaeJurassic (200–145.5 million years ago) to present; perforate stapes; septomaxillae and prefrontals absent; lower jaws possess two rows of teeth; 1 genus, 7 species; northeastern India.Family DermophiidaeCretaceous (145.5–65.5 million years ago) to present; secondary annuli and annular scales present; viviparous; 4 genera,…
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