Osteological and myological comparisons of the head and thorax regions of cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis burger and ameiva undulata parva barbour and noble (family teiidae)

Author

Don Lowell Fisher, Brigham Young University - Provo

Abstract

There has long been a need for a comparative study of the osteological and myological structures of the reptilian family Teiidaeo This present study is organized to increase our understanding of the anatomical features of the head and thorax regions of two members of distinct phylogenetic branches of the family Teiidaeo The two genera discussed are Cnemidophorus and Ameiva.

Degree

MS

College and Department

Life Sciences; Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Rights

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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Fisher, Don Lowell, "Osteological and myological comparisons of the head and thorax regions of cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis burger and ameiva undulata parva barbour and noble (family teiidae)" (1968). Theses and Dissertations. 7681.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7681

Date Submitted

1968-08-01

Document Type

Thesis

Handle

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/Letd167

Keywords

Reptiles; Anatomy; Lizards; Reptiles; Utah

Language

English