what is a cloaca and what is it used for
Thus it is clear that cloaca is used for excretion as well as reproduction. This is also the opening that is used for laying eggs. Anus on the other hand is simply an opening at the distal end of the alimentary canal. It is a passage for undigested waste only.
(klÅÄ`kÉ), in biology, enlarged posterior end of the digestive tract of some animals. The cloaca, from the Latin word for sewer, is a single chamber into which pass solid and liquid waste materials as well as the products of the reproductive organs, the gametes. Cloacas are found in amphibians, reptiles, birds, and lower mammals; higher mammals have a separate rectal outlet, the anus.