The skull of the gerrhonotine lizard Elgaria panamintina (Squamata: Anguidae).

We provide the first description of the skull, osteoderms, and hyoid apparatus of the poorly known alligator lizard Elgaria panamintina, and compare the cranial osteology of that species to the widespread and well-studied taxon Elgaria multicarinata. Patterns of morphological variation resulting fro...

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Main Authors: David T Ledesma, Simon G Scarpetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6023148?pdf=render