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Fig. 17 | BMC Ecology and Evolution

Fig. 17

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

Fig. 17

Isolated septomaxillae and supratemporal. Septomaxillae of A T. brevipes; B T. gracilis; C S. alberti; D A. occidentalis; in dorsal, ventral, and lateral views from left to right. Right supratemporal of E T. brevipes; F T. gracilis; G S. alberti; H A. occidentalis; in lateral view. ns, nasal septum; smxalp, anterolateral process of the septomaxilla; smxap, anterior process of the septomaxilla; smxlp, lateral process of the septomaxilla; smxplp, posterolateral process of the septomaxilla; smxpp, posterior process of the septomaxilla; st-pop, paroccipital process facet of the supratemporal; st-ppp, posterior process of the parietal facet of the supratemporal; st-q, quadrate facet of the supratemporal; st-sq, squamosal facet of the supratemporal; vnc, ventral concavity for vomeronasal apparatus. Scale bars = 1 mm

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