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Fig. 18 | BMC Ecology and Evolution

Fig. 18

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

Fig. 18

Isolated left palatine of A T. brevipes; B T. gracilis; C S. alberti; D A. occidentalis; in dorsal, ventral, lateral, anterior (top), and posterior (bottom) views from left to right. cd, choanal duct; if, infraorbital foramen; pal-ec, ectopterygoid facet of the palatine; pal-mx, maxillary facet of the palatine; pal-pt, pterygoid facet of the palatine; palp, anterolateral process of the palatine; plp, lateral process of the palatine; ppp, posterior process of the palatine; ppsh, pterygoid process shelf; pptp, pterygoid process of the palatine; sof, suborbital fenestra; vp, vomerine process. Scale bars = 1 mm

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