Agamidae

Agamidae View in CoL View at ENA and Chamaeleonidae

According to our observations, the splenial is absent in both Laudakia stellio and Chamaeleo chamaeleon , as previously reported for some agamids and chamaeleons in general by other authors (e.g. Jollie, 1960; Evans, 2008). The same authors stated that the condition seen in agamids is variable, including also species in which this bone is either present but reduced or fused to other portions of the lower jaw. Baig et al. (2012) reported a small splenial in Laudakia s.l. However, the presence of articulated specimens in the herein-studied material (HUJ.OST-Z-5) seems to confirm its absence in the European species ( Fig. 46 View Figure 46 ), even though a variable condition could still be considered possible, due to the fact that this bone is easily lost during preparation.