4.7 Ichthyophis
This is a preserved specimen of an extant caecilian. Note the following features: the complete absence of limbs, the elongate body that seems to be composed of numerous segments, the small head (can you see eyes? Can you detect a small tentacle-like structure in front of where the eyes should be?).
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