Vertebrata hungarica

Author(s): Gasc, J. P.
Title: Le mécanisme du foussage chez Amphisbaena alba (Amphisbaenidae, Squamata)
Year: 1982
Volume: 21
Pages: 147-156.

Abstract: Functional anatomy of the movement of Amphisbaena alba moving in burrows in the soil dug by the animals has been analysed. The characteristic elements of this special type of movement is the result of a well-coordinated function between the musculo-integument layer and the vertebro-costal elements.
Subject: zoology

Discussed taxa:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squammata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: alba

Journal: Vertebrata hungarica
Journal abbreviation: Vert. hung.
ISSN: 0506-7839
Publisher: Népművelési Propaganda Iroda, Budapest
Editor(s): Dely, O. G. & Nemes, I.