Structure of claws and toes of two tropidurid lizard species of Restinga from Southeastern Brazil: adaptations to the vertical use of the habitat Estructura de garras y dedos en dos lagartos tropidúridos de Restinga, sureste de Brasil: adaptaciones al uso vertical del hábitat

Structure of claws and toes of two tropidurid lizard species of Restinga from Southeastern Brazil: adaptations to the vertical use of the habitat Estructura de garras y dedos en dos lagartos tropidúridos de Restinga, sureste de Brasil: adaptaciones al uso vertical del hábitat

Tropidurus torquatus and Liolaemus lutzae, found in a restinga habitat, show some morphological differences associated with differential microhabitats use. There were made measurements of the snout-vent length, length and width of the largest toe of hand and foot, and length, width, height and curva...

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Main Authors: Sueli Carvalho Ribas, Ana Lucia Rosario Velloso, Pedro Teixeira-Filho, Oscar Rocha-Barbosa, Heitor Evangelista, Elaine Alves dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-12-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
Subjects:
Tropiduridae
ecomorfología
lagartija
garra
uso de microhábitat
ecomorphology
lizard
claw
microhabitat use
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