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| | Caecilian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Caecilians are found in most of the tropic areas of South-East Asia, Africa and South America, except the dry areas and the high mountains. | | | Caecilians' feet have degenerated, making the smaller species resemble worms, while the larger species with lengths up to 1.5 m resemble snakes. | | | Aquatic Caecilians (Typhlonectidae) - 5 genera, 13 species |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecilian
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| | Choosing an Aquatic Caecilian - PetPlace.com |
| | The caecilians are tropical amphibians, distinct from frogs and the salamanders. | | | Rooted plants are often uprooted by the burrowing activities of the caecilians. | | | Get the caecilian back into the water as quickly as possible. |
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http://www.petplace.com/reptiles/choosing-an-aquatic-caecilian/page1.aspx
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| | A caecilian faces one primary constraint as it burrows through the ground: the hardness of the soil. | | | Thus what a caecilian does while burrowing is more like driving a steam piston into the ground than pounding a tent stake. | | | Those animals have abandoned limbs altogether in favor of slicing through the earth with their narrow bodies. |
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http://biomechanics.bio.uci.edu/_html/nh_biomech/caecilian/caecilian.htm
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| | Caecilians |
| | Some caecilians are oviparous (egg-layers), some viviparous (livebearers), and a few are ovoviviparous (meaning that the eggs hatch inside the mother and the young live in her until maturity). | | | So they are found in swampy places in most tropical parts of the world, but are seldom seen because of their burrowing behavior. | | | They eat things like insect larvae, termites, and earthworms that are found in the swampy places where they live. |
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http://www.naturehaven.com/Frog/caecilian.html
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| | San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Caecilian |
| | Caecilians have toxic glands in their skin that sometimes protect them from being eaten by other animals. | | | Like salamanders, caecilians produce young in two different ways, depending on the species. | | | When the larvae hatch they have gills and a short, finned tail to help them swim in the water, feeding on plankton. |
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http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-caecilian.html
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| | Caecilian Information - WNYHS |
| | The terrestrial caecilians are burrowing animals and are often not seen in the wild because they are burrowing underground in swampy areas. | | | Caecilians all require a moist area and there are some that are fully aquatic. | | | Burrowing caecilians have developed a compacted head that is excellent for digging. |
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http://www.wnyherp.org/herp-information/amphibian/caecilians.php
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| | Caecilians are known to either lay eggs or give birth to live young and utilize internal fertilization. | | | Caecilians are limbless and elongated tetrapods completely lacking limb girdles. | | | Due to their subterranean lifestyles many species of fossorial caecilians are only recognized by a single museum specimen and more species are undoubtedly awaiting discovery. |
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http://www.dfwherp.org/cth/hotm/hotm_base.php?year=2002&month=january&shortname=caecilian&author=cjf
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| | Caecilian Worm |
| | General comments: Caecilians are carnivorous creatures, eating insects, insect larvae, and worms in the wild. | | | robino, Aug 6, 2003; Wanted Caecilian Worm/Rubber Eel - robino, Aug 6, 2003; Looking for caecilians (rubber eels) in Toronto area - pothead, Aug 4, 2003;... | | | robino, Aug 6, 2003: Wanted Caecilian Worm/Rubber Eel - robino, Aug 6, 2003: Looking for caecilians (rubber eels) in Toronto area - pothead, Aug 4, 2003:... |
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http://www.reptileforums.com/results/caecilian/caecilian-worm.html
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| | Recent Caecilian Publications |
| | Bhatta G. Caecilian diversity of the Western Ghats: in search of the rare animals. | | | and Nussbaum, R. Head dimorphism and burrowing speed in the African caecilian Schistometopum thomense (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). | | | Bhatta, G. Some aspects of general activity, foraging and breeding in Ichthyophis beddomei (Peters) and Ichthyophis malabarensis (Taylor) (Apoda: Ichthyophiidae) in captivity. |
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http://www.bio.miami.edu/oreilly/tentaculata/recpub.html
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| | caecilian on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Caecilians are found in swampy places in most tropical parts of the world, but are seldom seen because of their burrowing behavior. | | | The eyes of caecilians are nearly functionless, and some species are eyeless. | | | CAECILIAN [caecilian], any of the legless, tailless tropical amphibians of the family Caecilidae. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/c1/caecilia.asp
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| | Mexican Caecilian :: Saint Louis Zoo |
| | Instead, the caecilian relies on sensitive tentacles on its head to locate the worms, insects, snails and other small animals it eats. | | | The caecilian’s dozens of sharp teeth help it grab onto its prey, but they’re not used for chewing. | | | Its eyes are tiny, but since it lives in a world of darkness, it doesn’t depend on its eyesight to find food anyway. |
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http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/amphibians/caecilians/mexicancaecilian.htm
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| | Herpetology: Amphibian Diversity: Gymnophiona |
| | These are small caecilians, with length up to 0.3 m. | | | --These are truly aquatic caecilians, with four genera in South America, some to 75 cm. | | | The posterior body is laterally compressed, and there is no tail. |
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http://cluster3.biosci.utexas.edu/courses/herpetology/amphibdivers/gymnodivers.html
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| | Dictionary of Animals - caecilian |
| | Caecilians live in burrows in damp ground in the tropical Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Seychelles Islands. | | | Some species bear live young, others lay eggs. | | | The African caecilian family Scolecomorphidae was found in 1996 to contain the first known vertebrate to be able to protrude its eyes. |
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http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/animals/data/m0007490.html
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| | caecilian -- Compton's Desk Reference - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer! |
| | Caecilians spend their lives underground and eat worms and insects. | | | Some species lay eggs, which are guarded by the female and hatch into free-living larvae; other species bear live young. | | | caecilian -- Compton's Desk Reference - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer! |
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http://deskreference.britannica.com/ebc/article-9359453
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| | The Simba are Emir of Africa, the Khan hold the title of Emir of Asia, The Qualmi are Emir of North America, while their brothers, the Balam, are Emir of South America. | | | If the parents are from similar tribes (genetically) then the Metis has about a 50% chance of being fertile. | | | The Caecilian of Europe were one of the first tribes to rise to the defense of the Gurahl, and were the first to be destroyed. |
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http://www.identicalsoftware.com/rpg/wod/werewolf/betes.mod/bastet.cram.txt
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| | Rotten Tomatoes Forums |
| | Caecilians are carnivorous and eat insects and worms. | | | It grows up to two feet in length: | | | The aquatic caecilian Typhlonectes is not the smartest animal in the world and is confused by moving prey. |
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/archive/index.php/t-161089
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| | Caecilian |
| | Caecilians have two rows of teeth in their upper jaw and one or two rows in the lower jaw. | | | Caecilians are very hard to study, because they are very hard to find. | | | They can range in length from 4 inches to almost 50 inches. |
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http://rainforestjk.freeservers.com/caecilianpage.html
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| | Amphibians: caecilians of the world |
| | Distribution and abundance of the caecilian Gegeneophis ramaswamii (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). | | | I've kept the Mexican Dermophis, and have seen a few African and Indonesian species available. | | | Ventilatory mechanics and the effects of water depth on breathing pattern in the aquatic caecilian Typhlonectes natans. |
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http://www.herper.com/amphibians/caecilians.html
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| | CAECILIAN DIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN GHATS : IN SEARCH OF THE RARE ANIMALS |
| | At the landscape level also, caecilians prefer moist soils rich in organic carbon content. | | | Ecological diversity of caecilians species were studied through soil excavation and litter-search. | | | The Western Ghats is well known for harboring 14 endemic species of caecilian (i.e., legless amphibians out of 15 recorded from the region so far. |
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http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/documents/title155ca.htm
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| | Did Tertullian really exist? Did Cyprian? Did Hippolytus? |
| | While totally unconcerned about doctrinal discrepancies between clerics, he was deeply interested in the punctual arrival in Italy of the African grain, and in getting the enthusiastic recognition of a cooperative monolithic Christiandom. | | | Supporters of the conceited deacon Caecilian starved the imprisoned martyrs to death, throwing to the dogs the food they supplied and spilling their drink. | | | Caecilian and Donatus saw eye to eye with each other about the necessity for members of the opposing faction to prostrate themselves at their feet in sackcloth and atone for their audacity. |
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http://www.geocities.com/zuigga
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| | Publications |
| | Measey, G.J., Gower, D.J., and Wilkinson, M. The distribution and abundance of the caecilian | | | A quantitative investigation into the diet of the East African caecilian Boulengerula taitanus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae). | | | Measey, G.J., Gower, D.J., Oommen, O.V. and Wilkinson, M. (2003) A pilot mark-recapture study of the caecilian amphibian Gegeneophis ramaswamii (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) in southern |
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http://john.measey.com/publications.htm
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| | Caecilian Photo Gallery |
| | All photos in the thumbnail galleries are displayed in low resolution jpeg fomat, and cropped where necessary to fit the standard size of 200px X 150px. | | | amphibians, frogs, salamanders, caecilians, newts, mudpuppies, waterdogs, axolotls, sirens, amphiuma, biology, physiology, genetics, distribution maps, zoology, conservation, preservation, biodiversity | | | For inquiries regarding photos that are copyright Livingunderworld.org or Jessica J. Miller, or to contribute materials, please email us at info@livingunderworld.org. |
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http://www.livingunderworld.org/gallery/gymnophionaList.shtml
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| | CentralPets.com - Search Results for: caecilian varagua purple worm ... |
| | Caecilian - Mexico Burrowing Links Page This page contains user submitted links specifically for this animal (Caecilian - Mexico Burrowing). | | | In the wild, the Varagua Caecilian is a very mysterious amphibian. | | | Search results: caecilian : 40 / 40, varagua : 16 / 16, purple : 223 / 223, worm : 113 / 113 |
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http://centralpets.com/pages/search.php?q=caecilian+varagua+purple+worm+...
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| | Caecilian |
| | Although it is not known to get any larger than a small snake, some cryptozoologists have suggested that it gets much larger. | | | There is really no evidence to back this assertion up. | | | A caecilian is a relatively uncommon legless amphibian. |
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http://www.lurkanica.com/Monsters/caecilian.htm
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| | Salamanders and Newts etc! - Basic Care (fire, tiger, Axolotls, Caecilian ) |
| | FOOD: brine shrimp, krill, insect larvae, earth or red worms, pellet fish or turtle food | | | Amphibia, the animal group that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians, contains more than 4,500 known living species and new ones are being discovered continuously. | | | CAECILIAN WORM (Rubber eel, Rubber worm) Typhlonectes natans |
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http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/salmndr.htm
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| | Kingsnake.com - Herpforum > Amphibian Forums > Caecilians |
| | RE: Herpele captive care info needed - Mark M, Oct 20, 2005 | | | Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Caecilians. | | | IL Press: Storm sirens over Taylorville - W von Papineäu, |
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http://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=148
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| | Caecilian 2 |
| | Caecilians are only found in the warm regions of America, from Mexico to northern Argentina, and in southern and southeastern Asia as well as parts of Africa. | | | They range in size from 18 cm to 4.5 ft. Having a long, snake-like body, the caecilian lives primarily in burrows dug in the soft earth found on the floor of the rainforests. |
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http://www.alientravelguide.com/science/biology/life/animals/chordata/vertebra/amphibia/gymnophi/caecili2.htm
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| | Amphibia: Gymnophiona (Caecilians) |
| | Caecilian Biology - Introduction to Anuran Biology and Physiology (under development). | | | Caecilian Families, and the Taxonomic Model - General introduction to the caecilian families (under development). | | | Caecilians are found throughout most of northeast South America, a few patches in southeast Africa, and much of southern Asia. |
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http://www.livingunderworld.org/gymnophiona
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| | Donatists |
| | Very soon there were many cities having two bishops, the one in communion with Caecilian, the other with Majorinus. | | | Rome and Italy had given Caecilian their communion. | | | A few days after the publication of these letters, their delegates, accompanied by a mob, brought to Anulinus two bundles of documents, containing the complaints of their party against Caecilian, to be forwarded to the emperor. |
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http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/d/donatists.html
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| | Western North Africa: Donatism |
| | MensuriusÕ archdeacon Caecilian was so offended by their attacks that in AD 304 he picketed the local prison to prevent food being taken to the confessors. | | | Lucilla Ôwent off in a huffÕ we are told, and when Caecilian was consecrated bishop, she had her chaplain, Majorinus, appointed as a rival, with the support of the main body of Numidian bishops, on the grounds that CaecilianÕs ordination had been invalid, because it had been performed by a traditore. | | | The split showed that the North African Church had developed two quite distinct religious cultures. |
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http://www.bethel.edu/~letnie/AfricanChristianity/WNADonatism.html
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| | amphibians of the rainforest |
| | Facts: The caecilian is also known as a rubber eel. | | | Most rubber eels live on land like earthworms. |
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http://www.nashua.edu/novakc/Rainforest/amphibians.htm
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| | The Donatists The Anabaptist Network |
| | Constantine decreed that Donatist leaders were to be exiled and their churches confiscated. | | | The writings of Donatist theologians were largely destroyed by their opponents: very little has survived, except as quotations in works of their adversaries. | | | As long as Christianity survived in North Africa, the schism provoked by Caecilian’s election remained unhealed. |
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http://www.anabaptistnetwork.com/donatists
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| | Glencoe Science Problem of the Week |
| | To do the calculation, use a standard caecilian 12 cm long and 1 cm wide. | | | Using this method, caecilians can produce about twice the forward force as a similar sized burrowing snake. | | | A caecilian's body cavity acts as a pressurized container. |
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http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/physics/wwwlinks/problem_of_the_week/chapter13.php?yr=
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| | Caecilian anatomy |
| | Caecilians (order Gymnophiona) are limbless amphibians with reduced or no tail. | | | The skull is compact and/or has only reduced windows. |
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http://www.fiu.edu/~acaten01/caeana2.html
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| | CONSTANTINE |
| | Donatus, a Carthaginian deacon, protested Caecilian's ordination because one bishop was a known traditore. | | | Donatism began in 311 when Caecilian became Bishop of Carthage. | | | Caecilian's hasty consecration had precluded their own archbishop from taking his traditional place in consecrating the bishop of Carthage. |
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http://www.christianchronicler.com/history1/constantine.html
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| | MSN Encarta - Search Results - Caecilian |
| | There are about 360 known species in the salamander group, which also includes newts and mud puppies. | | | Caecilian, wormlike amphibian that lacks legs and typically lives underground. | | | Caecilians resemble earthworms except for a key difference—caecilians... |
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http://ca.encarta.msn.com/Caecilian.html
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| | Gymnophiona.org |
| | The Gymnophiona, also called Apoda, are an order of limbless, worm-like amphibians known as caecilians (si-'sil-yens). | | | Caecilians typically are blind or nearly so and possess sensory tentacles between the eyes and nostrils. | | | On these pages, you will soon find information ranging from their general biology to a forum of caecilian hobbyists. |
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http://www.gymnophiona.org
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| | A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the ... |
| | The part he had taken against the would-be martyrs was then brought up against him. | | | The bitterness of this decision was modified by Caecilian's friendly proposal of compromise; but his advances were rejected, and the cry of injustice raised. | | | As regarded Caecilian personally, the validity of his ordination was confirmed, the charge raised against his consecrator, Felix, being proved baseless; and as regarded the general questions debated—such as traditorship, its proof or disproof; ordination by traditors, when valid or not; baptism and re-baptism—canons of extreme importance were passed. |
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http://www.ccel.org/ccel/wace/biodict.Caecilianus_2.html
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| | wildherps.com - Purple Caecilian (Gymnopis multiplicata) |
| | Caecilians are rarely-seen amphibians that resemble giant earthworms. | | | They spend most of their time underground, and on those rare occasions when they are seen, they are usually crossing roadways on rainy nights. | | | On this evening, I was with a herping group driving down the new main road from the Pan-American Highway to the west coast of Costa Rica. |
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http://www.wildherps.com/species/G.multiplicata.html
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| | Yellow belly caecilian |
| | The species was named by the late Edward H. Taylor, arguably the leading caecilian researcher of the 20th century. |
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http://www.curator.org/LegacyVMNH/WebOfLife/Kingdom/P_Chordata/ClassAmphibia/OrderAnura/yellow_belly_caecilian.htm
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| | Caecilian Hall - College of St. Catherine |
| | What size are the rooms in Caecilian Hall? | | | You may choose from single, double and large triple-occupancy rooms. | | | A kitchen is located on the main floor and laundry facilities are in the building. |
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http://minerva.stkate.edu/residencelife.nsf/pages/hall_caecilian
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| | A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the ... |
| | The Caecilianist clergy were condemned for their league with a traditor and their acts repudiated as invalid; hence those who followed Majorinus were rebaptized. | | | The official Acts and the testimony of Holy 279Scripture were taken to have proved the unsoundness of the accusations against Caecilian, and of the view that one man, through the sinfulness of another, became therefore a partaker in that other's guilt. | | | He saw that there were too many would-be martyrs whose character would not bear close scrutiny, and, together with his archdeacon Caecilian, did his best to discountenance the reverence of good but mistaken Christians for these undeserving men. |
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http://www.ccel.org/ccel/wace/biodict.Donatus.html
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| | Caeciliaidae |
| | bassleri, elongata, equatorialis, hypereumeces, keopckeorum, ochrocephala, osae, polyzona, zweifeli -- South American Caecilian | | | brevirostre, ephele, garzonheydti, gregorii, thomense -- Guinea Caecilian | | | albiceps, rabei, supernumeraria, taylori, unicolor -- Tiny Caecilian |
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http://www.innvista.com/science/zoology/amphibians/caecilia.htm
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| | Donatism |
| | Ater the death of Caecilian, Aelius Donatus the Great became bishop of Carthage and it is from his name that the movement is called. | | | The Donatist issue was raised at several ecumenical councils and finally submitted to Emporer Constantine in 316. | | | In each case the consecration of bishop Caecilian was upheld. |
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http://www.carm.org/heresy/donatism.htm
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| | Tentaculata |
| | This website is designed to further the goals of Tentaculata using the World Wide Web as its medium. | | | Founded in 1996 by Mark Wilkinson, Tentaculata is a free annual newsletter for researchers interested in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). | | | Our mailing list has grown to over 70 in 1999 including both professional and amateur herpetologists from around the world. |
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http://www.bio.miami.edu/oreilly/Tentaculata.html
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