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The abdominal skeleton of tropidurid lizards (Squamata : Tropiduridae)

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dc.contributor.author Torres-Carvajal, Omar
dc.date.accessioned 2009-05-15T15:43:37Z
dc.date.available 2009-05-15T15:43:37Z
dc.date.issued 2004
dc.identifier 0018-0831
dc.identifier.citation Torres-Carvajal, Omar. 2004. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7479">The abdominal skeleton of tropidurid lizards (Squamata : Tropiduridae)</a>." <em>Herpetologica</em>, 60, (1) 75–83.
dc.identifier.issn 0018-0831
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10088/7479
dc.description.abstract Morphological variation in the abdominal skeleton of Tropiduridae was examined from radiographs and cleared-and-stained specimens of 61 species. Based on the numbers of xiphisternal and postxiphisternal inscriptional ribs, as well as the presence of inscriptional ribs articulating ventromedially, seven patterns of rib attachment are described. The distribution of these patterns among the species studied reveals intra- and interspecific variation, which indicates that the abdominal skeleton of lizards is a good source of fixed and polymorphic characters for phylogenetic analyses.
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dc.format.extent 75–83
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dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher HERPETOLOGISTS LEAGUE
dc.relation.ispartof Herpetologica 60 (1)
dc.title The abdominal skeleton of tropidurid lizards (Squamata : Tropiduridae)
dc.type article
sro.identifier.refworksID 90633
sro.identifier.itemID 78326
sro.description.unit NMNH
sro.description.unit NH-Vertebrate Zoology
sro.identifier.url https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7479
sro.publicationPlace EMPORIA; EMPORIA STATE UNIV, DIVISION BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 1200 COMMERCIAL ST, EMPORIA, KS 66801-5087 USA


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