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72 Gymnophiona Ichthyophiidae Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Caeciliidae Dermophis mexicanus Typhlonectidae Typhlonectes sp. Caudata Hynobiidae Hynobius nebulosus Salamandridae Cynops pyrrhogaster AMPHIBIA Anura Pipidae Xenopus laevis Hylidae Hyla japonica Hyla hallowellii Ranidae Rana rugosa Rana nigromaculata Bufonidae Bufo marinus Leptodactylidae Lepidobatrachus budgett Ceratophrys sp. Ceratophrys sp. Rhacophoridae Rhacophorus schlegelii

73 Testudines Bataguridae Mauremys japonica Cuora amboinensis Emydidae Trachemys scripta Squamata Colubridae Elaphe quadrivirgata Elaphe obsoleta Elaphe bairdi Thamnophis sauritus Heterodon platyrhinos Amphisbaenidae Geocalamus acutus Leposternon microcephaleur Anguidae Ophisaurus ventalis Agamidae Phrynocephalus sp. Lacertidae Lacerta viridis Lacerta agilis REPTILIA Iguanidae Anolis carolinensis Iguana iguana Sternocerus empetrus Tropiduridae Leiocephalus personatus Leiocephalus shreibersi Scincidae Pygomeles braconnieri Isopachys gyldenstolpei Chalcides ocellatus Scincella lateralis Pygopodidae Lialis jicari Gekkonidae Palmatogecko rangei Stenodactylus sthenodactylus Tarentola chazaliae Uroplatus guentheri Uroplatus henkeli Eublepharis macularius Hemitheconyx caudicincus Phelsuma laticauda

74 Motion Sickness? All of the animals were provided with food prior to the flight, although not all of them ate the food. None of the animals vomited. Two possible reasons for this are The animals did not eat so their stomachs were not full. The amphibians and reptiles have a weaker vomiting response to weightlessness than mammals.

75 Other Conclusions Animals with similar ecology generally show similar responses; e.g., snakes versus fossorial limbless lizards. Flexible and limbed lizards are more likely to roll and rotate in micro-g. However, geckos as a family all show reduced rates of rolling in micro-g. Many show skydiving postures in micro-g even those that are ground dwelling. This may related to their common evolutionary history as a primarily arboreal family of lizards.

76 General Conclusions There is much variation in how animals react to micro-g Ecology matters. Phylogeny can also matter. Implications to selecting model species: for space flight experiments.

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