Fig. 23From: Phylogenetic history influences convergence for a specialized ecology: comparative skull morphology of African burrowing skinks (Squamata; Scincidae)Isolated epipterygoid and stapes. Right epipterygoid of A T. brevipes; B T. gracilis; C S. alberti; D A. occidentalis; in anterior (left) and lateral (right) views. Left stapes of E T. brevipes; F T. gracilis; G S. alberti; H A. occidentalis; in posterior (left) and lateral (right) views. ept-fco, pterygoid facet of the epipterygoid; fp, oval footplate of the stapes; sh, shaft of the stapes. Scale bars = 1 mmBack to article page