Agamidae
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https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz035 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9C298799-D25A-5A22-FF2D-FF3F2392AE65 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Agamidae |
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Agamidae View in CoL View at ENA ( Fig. 14A, B View Figure 14 )
In posterior view, the prefrontal of Laudakia stellio has a subrectangular orbitonasal flange. The posteroventral process is poorly developed and not clearly individualized, and a similarly small and subtrapezoidal orbitonasal flange projection is recognizable on the ventromedial corner of the flange ( Fig. 14B View Figure 14 ). The projection and the posteroventral process are separated by a wide but shallow ventral concavity. Both the dorsal and the posterior surfaces of the flange are smooth, except for a low but distinct ridge that marks posteriorly the articulation surface with the maxilla on the former. Moreover, a robust tubercle develops in the lateral direction from the dorsolateral corner of the bone ( Fig. 14A, B View Figure 14 ). The notch of the lacrimal foramen is wide and deep ( Fig. 14B View Figure 14 ). The dorsal process is robust and long (longer than the moderately short anterodorsal process). On its lateral surface, there is a distinct and sharp palpebral crest, running anteroposteriorly from the lateral tubercle to the posterior tip ( Fig. 14B View Figure 14 ).
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