Scincidae
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https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz035 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9C298799-D27F-5A07-FF1F-FA3A22D6A85F |
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Plazi |
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Scincidae |
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Scincidae View in CoL ( Figs 31F–J View Figure 31 , 32 View Figure 32 , 33 View Figure 33 , 41K, L View Figure 41 )
In scincids, the participation of the otooccipital in the formation of the condyle is the same as in gekkotans and lacertids. Hypoglossal foramina are usually two, but there can also be three or four. The paroccipital process is very short ( Ab. kitaibelii and Ophiomorus punctatissimus ; Figs 31F–J View Figure 31 , 33 View Figure 33 ), short ( Chalcides chalcides , Chalcides striatus and Tr. aurata ; Figs 32A–E View Figure 32 , 41K View Figure 41 ) or moderately long ( Chalcides ocellatus ; Fig. 32F–J View Figure 32 ), and roughly axe-shaped in posterior view. A low ( Ab. kitaibelii and Chalcides ) or moderately developed ( Ophiomorus punctatissimus and Tr. aurata ) ridge runs along its ventral margin on the anterior surface.
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