INTEGBI 175LF Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Bipedalism, Skink, Patagium
15 Apr 2018
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Scincidae ) major sgvamak grps have reps . w/ some deg . of reduction. Short eyes tymp ossif . skulls brass - swimmers limb ncdvct long tails no still mod . Dv . flattened w/ long , splayed limbs specializations : chuckwallas (savwmaks) inhales some wl tails spiny. Dv - compressed on subdigital lamellae cryptic. Countersunk jaw it kuyblunt head for burying. Often vnexp . tymp / nasal spa . like sink - trap apparatus ex : uma. Dl crests lower eyelid may have toe fringes ex. Ant. specialists ( moloch + phynosoma) : short snout high speed thorny run @ Toe pads w/ sub digital zygodadyly ( chameleons ) prehensile tail not good chare lamellae w/ setae g origins) be anther partitioned (anohs) may extra flaps gliders webbing. Compensate for 7 bw : sa by going faster to more lift gen. Vfranids ( monitors) knot poisonous , inertial feeding serrated teeth.
