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Southern Coral Snake

Micrurus frontalis (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)

locomotion

GANS 1975
concertina
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5158542

Definition: movement occurring in snakes and other legless organisms that consists of gripping or anchoring with portions of the body while pulling or pushing other sections in the direction of movement

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GANS 1975
undulatory
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7884068

Definition: motion characterized by wave-like movement patterns that act to propel an animal forward. eg: crawling in snakes, or swimming in the lamprey. Typically utilized by limbless animals

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