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Fig. 22 | BMC Ecology and Evolution

Fig. 22

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

Fig. 22

Isolated left quadrate of A T. brevipes; B T. gracilis; C S. alberti; D A. occidentalis; in anterior, dorsal, lateral, medial, and posteroventral views from left to right. icc, intercalary cartilage; mac, mandibular condyle of the quadrate; q-pt, pterygoid facet of the quadrate; qc, quadrate medial column; qcc, cephalic condyle of the quadrate; qco, quadrate conch; qll, lateral lamina of the quadrate; qml, medial lamina of the quadrate; qtc, tympanic crest; sqn, squamosal notch. Scale bars = 1 mm

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