The abdominal skeleton of tropidurid lizards (Squamata : Tropiduridae)

dc.contributor.authorTorres-Carvajal, Omar
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-15T15:43:37Z
dc.date.available2009-05-15T15:43:37Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractMorphological 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.identifier0018-0831
dc.identifier.citationTorres-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.issn0018-0831
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/7479
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherHERPETOLOGISTS LEAGUE
dc.relation.ispartofHerpetologica 60 (1)
dc.titleThe abdominal skeleton of tropidurid lizards (Squamata : Tropiduridae)
dc.typearticle
sro.description.unitNMNH
sro.description.unitNH-Vertebrate Zoology
sro.identifier.itemID78326
sro.identifier.refworksID90633
sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7479
sro.publicationPlaceEMPORIA; EMPORIA STATE UNIV, DIVISION BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 1200 COMMERCIAL ST, EMPORIA, KS 66801-5087 USA

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