Buccopharyngeal membrane
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The buccopharyngeal membranes serve as a respiratory surface in a wide variety of amphibians and reptiles. In this type of respiration, membranes in the mouth and throat are permeable to oxygen and carbon dioxide. In some species that remain submerged in water for long periods, gas exchange by this route can be significant.[1]
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- ↑ Water Balance and Gas Exchange. Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee P. Caldwell, in Herpetology (Fourth Edition), 2013
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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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