Vomerine teeth are teeth located on the roof of the mouth of some reptiles, such as snakes and certain lizards. They are used for grasping and manipulating prey as well as aiding in swallowing food. These teeth are not used for chewing but rather for positioning and holding onto prey items.
well a crocodile usually has three to eight sets of teeth
In most species of frogs there are not teeth on the lower jaw. They have only teeth on their top maxilla. However, there is one species that does have them on their lower jaw but it is a rare species, Amphingnathodon. This species has teeth on the lower jaw.
Frogs have two types of teeth: cone-shaped teeth in the upper jaw (maxillary teeth) and tiny, spiky teeth on the roof of their mouth (vomerine teeth). These teeth help frogs grasp and swallow their prey.
Yes, frogs have teeth. They are carnivores and, not only do they catch and eat insects, but they even catch tiny mammals such as bats, so they need teeth to help them grip larger prey. Frogs do not use their teeth for chewing, but for gripping the food.Frogs' eyes actually push down into their heads to help with the swallowing process. They use the muscles attached to the roof of their mouth which also happens to be attached to the bottom of their eyes. Frogs do have teeth, however, not a full set. The frog does not chew it's food, so no back teeth are needed, but a couple teeth at the front are present, to hold it's prey in place. Actually, yes!Most frogs do in fact have teeth of a sort.They have a ridge of very small cone teeth around the upper edge of the jaw. These are called Maxillary Teeth.Frogs often also have what are called Vomerine Teeth on the roof of their mouth.They don't have anything that could be called teeth on their lower jaw, so they usually swallow their food whole. The so-called "teeth" are mainly used to hold the prey and keep it in place till they can get a good grip on it and squash their eyeballs down to swallow their meal.Toads, however, do NOT have any teeth.
jaguars teeth are the strongest teeth
The vomerine teeth are used for securing prey.
The maxillary teeth are on the upper jaw and the vomerine teeth are on the roof of the mouth.
The maxillary teeth and the vomerine teeth.
Vomerine hold the prey and maxilary crush the prey.
Vomerine teeth are positioned in the top side of the throat. They are not used to chew, but to keep a prey item in the throat.
Maxilary teeth and vomerine teeth, their not like people teeth though.
Frogs have vomerine teeth to help them hold their prey, while the maxillary teeth help crush the prey of the frogThe volmerine teeth of a frog are tiny and pointy and aligned in pairs at the roof of their mouth. It is used along with the tongue to hold their preys.The vomerine teeth on a frog are used to prevent the prey they caught from getting away. The vomerine teeth can be found between the frog's inner nostril openings.Vomerine teeth of frog are present on vomer bone in buccal cavity and help in preventing escape of insects .
Maxillary teeth are the upper ones. Mandibular are the lower ones. :O)
Its located in the frogs upper part of its mouths.
these teeth are born on the vomer and are used for holding food. Volmerine teeth are found found in the front part of the frogs mouth.
well a crocodile usually has three to eight sets of teeth
Prevomerine teeth of salamandrids occur in an S-shaped row on each side of the parasphenoid. Precursor to vomerine teeth, which occur between the internal nares.