Agamidae
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https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz035 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9C298799-D24B-5A33-FC87-FE742443A88F |
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Plazi |
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Agamidae |
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Agamidae View in CoL View at ENA ( Figs 5A, B View Figure 5 , 6D View Figure 6 )
Laudakia stellio View in CoL has an unpaired parietal with a short and broad quadrangular table. This bone has a smooth dorsal surface and is strongly concave in ventral direction, because the lateral margins are markedly ventrally developed. A wide and very deep notch is present in the middle of the anterior margin ( Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ), being even larger in juveniles. The parietal foramen is located inside this notch ( Evans, 2008), as proven by the fact that in one of the specimens (HUJ.OST- Z-423) it is visible on the expansion developed from the middle of the posterior margin of the frontal ( Fig. 2C, D View Figure 2 ). Laterally to the notch, the anterior margin is dorsoventrally expanded and forms a moderately deep, anteriorly concave surface ( Fig. 6D View Figure 6 ). The anterolateral processes are large and pointed. They are strongly laterally projected, but they do not develop in the anterior direction. The supratemporal processes are very long and large. They have a truncated posterior end and have a distinct ventrolateral concavity. In adults, a moderately developed ridge runs in anterior direction on the dorsal surface of each supratemporal process, starting from the middle of the medial margin ( Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ). At the base of the process, the ridge curves laterally, reaching the posterolateral margin of each anterolateral process. This ridge is less developed in juveniles. Another low ridge marks the posterior margin of the table. The ventral surface is smooth and a small parietal fossa is present in the middle of the posterior margin ( Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ). No parietal notch is visible in dorsal view in our specimens, but it was sometimes present in those studied by Smith et al. (2016), particularly in young specimens. Maximum length of the parietal goes from 3 mm to 5.5 mm, whereas its maximum width varies from 5.8 mm to 11.8 mm.
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