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Different Parts of Reptiles

Monday, December 19th, 2011


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Occipital condyle: The point at the rear of the skull to which the vertebral column attaches. In reptiles the condyle is single; in amphibians it it paired.

Pentadactyl: Having five digits.

Secondary palate: A bony reinforcement along the roof of the mouth, found principally in skinks.

Temporal fossa: The opening found behind the eye in the skull. In some forms the fossa is roofed over by bone, while in others it exists as a large gap, frequently bordered inferiorly by a temporal arch.

Zygantra: A pair of recesses in the vertebrae of snakes into which the paired zygosphenes insert.

Zygosphenes: Paired projections located on the posterior surface of the vertebrae of snakes. These insert into the zygantra to prevent the serpent’s body from twisting on its axis. These processes are generally not found in lizards.

 

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Genus Anelytropsis

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011


At the time of this writing work is being done to determine if the two similar groups formerly known as Dibamidae and Anelytropsidae should be united. Because they are so similar, I have decided to incorporate them here but will provide descriptions which divide the two genera. Functional limbs absent. Tongue short, slightly nicked, and covered with papillae. Palate toothless. Arches absent. Pelvic and pectoral girdles greatly reduced. Eyes and ears concealed by skin. Teeth few, recurved, conical.

The genus Anelytropsis contains one species, A. papillosus. Interorbital septum and columella cranii well developed. Premaxillary bone single. Osteoderms present. No sign of external limbs. This lizard is fossorial and is found in east-central Mexico. It is a fleshy brown above and yellowish below. It has been caught only a very few times and remains known from a dozen specimens. Its diet is suspected to consist of ants and termites.

Dibamus is a genus of some six species distributed in the East Indies between India and New Guinea. The interorbital septum and columella cranii are absent. Premaxillary paired. Osteoderms absent. Males have vestigial traces of hindlimbs. They are usually an olive drab color. These lizards are very slender bodied, secretive, forest-dwelling fossorial animals. They lay hard-shelled eggs, sometimes in communal sites, and are insect eaters.

 

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Anguinidae

Friday, October 7th, 2011


With the exception of two genera, this is a New World group. Anguis inhabits Europe, while Ophisaurus makes its way through a good deal of the Old World, including Asia, but is absent from Australia and New Zealand. Arches are present. Osteoderms are usually present, as are autotomy planes. Tongue long, slightly bifid. Similar to the skinks except (mainly) for these points: secondary palate absent; parasternum absent; tongue not broad. Premaxillary single. Occipital bone universal.

 

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Skinks

Thursday, September 29th, 2011


Easily the largest lizard family in numbers, species, and range, skinks occur everywhere a lizard can, except in the sea. Skinks are unique among lizards in having a secondary palate. Osteoderms are present. Frontal bones distinct except in the Feylininae; this subfamily (often considered a full family, Feyliniidae) also lacks the jugal bone and is viviparous or oviparous. Skinks have movable eyelids, except for Ablepharis, which has a clear spectacle. In addition, the lizards formerly classified as the full family Feyliniidae are now included in the Scincidae by most herpetologists; this group includes forms lacking both functional eyes and eyelids. Ear openings are usually present, as is the power of autotomy. The scales are usually smooth.

 

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Dibamidae

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009


If two similar groups formerly known as Dibamidae and Anelytropsidae are similar however they do fall into two genera, Functional limbs absent, tongue short, slightly nicked and covered with papillae, palate toothless , arches absent , pelvic and pectorak girdles greatly reduced.  Eyes and ears are concealed by ski m.  Teeth are few and recurved conical.

The genus Anelytropsis contain one species A. Papillosus Interorbital     and columella cranii well developed.  Pre maxillary bone single.  Osteroderms present.  No sign of external limbs.  This lizard is fossorial and is found in east-central Mexico.  It is fleshy brown above as well as yellow below.  It has been caught only a few times and remains known only from a dozen or so specimems.  Its diet is suspected to consist mainly of ants and termites.

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word of the day (for me): lizard – family dibamidae (blind lizards) infraorder scincomorpha family paramacellodidae family slavoiidae family scincidae (skinks) family cordylidae (spinytail lizards) family gerrhosauridae (plated lizards) family xantusiidae (night lizards) …

komodo national park – lizards include 9 skink species (scinidae), geckos (gekkonidae), limbless lizards (dibamidae), and, of course, the monitor lizards (varanidae). frogs include the asian bullfrog (kaloula baleata), oreophyne jeffersoniana and oreophyne …

and columella crania are absent.  Premaxillary paired Osteoderms absent.  Males have vestigial traces of  “hindlimbs.  They are usually an olive drab color.  These lizards are usually slender bodies, secretive , forest dwelling fossorial animals.  They lay hard shelled eggs, sometimes in communal sites and are insect eaters.

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