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Fig. 15 | BMC Ecology and Evolution

Fig. 15

From: Phylogenetic history influences convergence for a specialized ecology: comparative skull morphology of African burrowing skinks (Squamata; Scincidae)

Fig. 15

Isolated parietal of A T. brevipes; B T. gracilis; C S. alberti; D A. occidentalis; in dorsal, ventral, and lateral views from left to right. cp, concavity of the parietal; p-pf, postfrontal facet of the parietal; p-st, supratemporal facet of the parietal; p-sq, squamosal facet of the parietal; palp, anterolateral process of the parietal; pdp, descending process of the parietal; pfo, parietal fossa; pfor, parietal foramen; pfsh, parietal shelf for the frontal; pn, parietal notch; ppmp, posteromedial process of the parietal; ppp, posterior process of the parietal; pvr, ventral ridge of the parietal. Scale bars = 1 mm

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