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Fig. 21 | BMC Ecology and Evolution

Fig. 21

From: Phylogenetic history influences convergence for a specialized ecology: comparative skull morphology of African burrowing skinks (Squamata; Scincidae)

Fig. 21

Isolated ectopterygoid and scleral ring. Left ectopterygoid of A T. brevipes; B T. gracilis; C S. alberti; D A. occidentalis; in dorsal, ventral, and lateral views from left to right. Left scleral ring of E T. brevipes; F T. gracilis; G S. alberti; H A. occidentalis; in lateral (left) and medial (right) views. ect-pt, pterygoid facet of the ectopterygoid; ectdp, dorsal process of the ectopterygoid; ectmp, maxillary process of the ectopterygoid; ectvp, ventral process of the ectopterygoid; Scale bars = 1 mm

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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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