On the lower jaw and intramandibular septum in snakes and anguimorph lizards

Authors
Lee, MSY Scanlon, JD
Citation
Msy. Lee et Jd. Scanlon, On the lower jaw and intramandibular septum in snakes and anguimorph lizards, COPEIA, (2), 2001, pp. 531-535
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
COPEIA
ISSN journal
00458511 → ACNP
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
531 - 535
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-8511(20010501):2<531:OTLJAI>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The intramandibular septum of the lower jaw is commonly interpreted as a de rived character supporting monophyly of anguimorph lizards. However, it is also present in snakes, consistent with the view that snakes are related to or nested within anguimorph lizards.