Chamaeleonidae
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https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz035 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9C298799-D264-5A1D-FC95-FA2020CAA8EC |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Chamaeleonidae |
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Chamaeleonidae View in CoL View at ENA ( Fig. 26C, D View Figure 26 )
Palatines of Chamaeleo chamaeleon are roughly subtrapezoidal in shape. The roughly subrectangular and thin vomerine process is longer and narrower than the maxillary one. The articulation surface with the vomer is recognizable anteroventrally, whereas the one with the vomerine process of the other palatine is visible medially. This latter suture is strongly interdigitated. The maxillary process is short and wide; the articulation surface with the maxillary shelf is clearly visible in ventral view ( Fig. 26D View Figure 26 ). The pterygoid process is large and has smooth dorsal and ventral surfaces, without palatine teeth. A foramen is visible at midlength, near the medial margin of the process. The contact surface with the pterygoid is located posteromedially and is represented by a long and oblique suture. The palatine ridge is short and stocky and has a large articulation surface with some low interdigitations dorsally ( Fig. 26C View Figure 26 ; this is the articulation surface with the prefrontal). The choanal duct is moderately narrow, roughly covering a third of the ventral surface of the bone ( Fig. 26D View Figure 26 ). The infraorbital foramen is not present, because the palatine is excluded from its formation by the prefrontal and the jugal.
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