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... lizards are essentially miniature adults ; they do not go through any larval phase nor any stage of depen- Figure 2 : Comparison of heads of a typical lizard and a typical snake . ( Top ) Legless lizard ( Ophisaurus ) . ( Bottom ) Green ...
... lizards are essentially miniature adults ; they do not go through any larval phase nor any stage of depen- Figure 2 : Comparison of heads of a typical lizard and a typical snake . ( Top ) Legless lizard ( Ophisaurus ) . ( Bottom ) Green ...
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... lizards have scale organs , with a stiff projecting seta emerging from the serrated edge of the scale and presum- ably responsive to tactile stimuli . Many lizards can show some colour change . Two groups , the chameleons and the anoles ...
... lizards have scale organs , with a stiff projecting seta emerging from the serrated edge of the scale and presum- ably responsive to tactile stimuli . Many lizards can show some colour change . Two groups , the chameleons and the anoles ...
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... lizard . One genus , two species . Family Varanidae ( monitor lizards ) . Osteoderms reduced , seven cervical vertebrae , postorbital arch incomplete . Re- stricted to Old World tropics and subtropics . Fossils from Cretaceous of North ...
... lizard . One genus , two species . Family Varanidae ( monitor lizards ) . Osteoderms reduced , seven cervical vertebrae , postorbital arch incomplete . Re- stricted to Old World tropics and subtropics . Fossils from Cretaceous of North ...
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