The skull bones of the Iguana iguana
The iguanas (Iguana iguana) are animals that can reach up 110 cm. The crest of spines that is located at the its back long characterizes these animals. They live from Mexico to Central Brazil, in the Amazon, Cerrado, and Caatinga, they live in trees and have daytime habits and are herbivorous. Thi...
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doaj-685fef0950d04bbbbede87d537ae4b4d2021-06-29T19:05:45ZengUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaBioscience Journal1981-31632016-01-0132110.14393/BJ-v32n1a2016-3004530045The skull bones of the Iguana iguanaRozana Cristina Arantes0Maria de Jesus Veloso Soares1Ana Kelen Felipe LimaFrederico Ozanan Carneiro e Silva2Angelita das Graças Honorato de OliveiraUniversidade Federal do Tocantins Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal do TocantinsUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaThe iguanas (Iguana iguana) are animals that can reach up 110 cm. The crest of spines that is located at the its back long characterizes these animals. They live from Mexico to Central Brazil, in the Amazon, Cerrado, and Caatinga, they live in trees and have daytime habits and are herbivorous. This group habits all regions, except the polars regions. The objective was the description of the skull of bones of a representative of this specie. The members of this group live in all regions, except the Polar Regions. The objective of this research was to give a description of the skull bones of this specie. The Companhia Independente de Polícia Rodoviária e Ambiental do Estado do Tocantins (CIPRA) gave to the Veterinary Anatomy Laboratory of the Veterinarian Medical College, of the Tocantins Federal University, Campus of Araguaína, a specie the animal, after the animal be killed by a trauma. The animal's body was macerate by the technique of cooking. The skull was separate from the body, and following was accomplished the description of the skull bones. The following bones form the Iguana skull: premaxillary, nasal, prefrontal, frontal, prefrontal, parietal, jaw, lachrymal, jugal, postorbital, squamosal, ectopterygoid, epipterigoide, pterygoid, prootic quadrate bone, jaw, vomer, palatine, parasphenoid rostral, parasphenoid rostral, parabasisphenoid, supratemporal, exoccipital-opisthotic, supraoccipital. The iguana skull bones present similarity to the skull bones of the others representatives of the reptiles.http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/30045anatomywild animalsdescriptioniguanidaereptiles |
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Rozana Cristina Arantes Maria de Jesus Veloso Soares Ana Kelen Felipe Lima Frederico Ozanan Carneiro e Silva Angelita das Graças Honorato de Oliveira |
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Rozana Cristina Arantes Maria de Jesus Veloso Soares Ana Kelen Felipe Lima Frederico Ozanan Carneiro e Silva Angelita das Graças Honorato de Oliveira The skull bones of the Iguana iguana Bioscience Journal anatomy wild animals description iguanidae reptiles |
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Rozana Cristina Arantes Maria de Jesus Veloso Soares Ana Kelen Felipe Lima Frederico Ozanan Carneiro e Silva Angelita das Graças Honorato de Oliveira |
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The skull bones of the Iguana iguana |
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Universidade Federal de Uberlândia |
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Bioscience Journal |
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The iguanas (Iguana iguana) are animals that can reach up 110 cm. The crest of spines that is located at the its back long characterizes these animals. They live from Mexico to Central Brazil, in the Amazon, Cerrado, and Caatinga, they live in trees and have daytime habits and are herbivorous. This group habits all regions, except the polars regions. The objective was the description of the skull of bones of a representative of this specie. The members of this group live in all regions, except the Polar Regions. The objective of this research was to give a description of the skull bones of this specie. The Companhia Independente de Polícia Rodoviária e Ambiental do Estado do Tocantins (CIPRA) gave to the Veterinary Anatomy Laboratory of the Veterinarian Medical College, of the Tocantins Federal University, Campus of Araguaína, a specie the animal, after the animal be killed by a trauma. The animal's body was macerate by the technique of cooking. The skull was separate from the body, and following was accomplished the description of the skull bones. The following bones form the Iguana skull: premaxillary, nasal, prefrontal, frontal, prefrontal, parietal, jaw, lachrymal, jugal, postorbital, squamosal, ectopterygoid, epipterigoide, pterygoid, prootic quadrate bone, jaw, vomer, palatine, parasphenoid rostral, parasphenoid rostral, parabasisphenoid, supratemporal, exoccipital-opisthotic, supraoccipital. The iguana skull bones present similarity to the skull bones of the others representatives of the reptiles. |
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