Movement of the Malagasy fossorial skink, Sirenoscincus yamagishii, only with fore limbs(2.5MB, 00:00:30)Shot Date: 2003/05 Shot Location: Ampijoroa, Ankarafantsika, Madagascar | ||
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Animalia >Chordata >Reptilia >Squamata >Scincidae >Sirenoscincus >
A Malagasy fossorial skink, Sirenoscincus yamagishii, has a long body with no pigmentation, eyes covered by scales, and only short fore limbs with four claws but no hindlimbs. The movement of the skinks were recorded. It moves by undulation. The fore limbs do not seem to be useful for digging. Whole movie except for the first cut is slow motion picture. (recored by Isami Ikeuchi, Dept. Zool., Grad. Schl. Sci.,Kyoto Univ.)
(Data No.momo031022sy01b)
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