BIO 370 — Vertebrate Zoology
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Vertebrate Anatomy
Lizard Skulls
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Identify the bones and features listed below for each lizard skull

Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii)
Diet: Insectivorous
(skull length = 88 mm)
Parson Chameleon skull labeled

Jackson's Chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), ♂
Diet: Insectivorous
(skull length = 51 mm)
Jackson Chameleon skull labeled

Meller's Chameleon (Trioceros melleri )
Diet: Insectivorous
(skull length = 70 mm)
Meller Chameleon skull labeled

Many-lined Sun Skink (Mabuya multifasciata)
Diet: Insectivorous
(skull length = 20 mm)
Sun Skink skull labeled

Chinese Skink (Eumeces chinensis)
Diet: Insectivorous
(skull length = 21 mm)
Chinese Skink skull labeled

Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela jubata)
Diet: Insectivorous
(skull length = 32 mm)
Crested Lizard skull labeled

Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
Diet: Herbivorous
(skull length = 93 mm)
Green Iguana skull label

Northern Caiman Lizard (Dracaena guianensis)
Diet: Durophagous
(skull length = 57 mm)
Northern Caiman Lizard skull label

Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)
Diet: Carnivorous
(skull length = 145 mm)
Water Monitor skull label


  • Angular
  • Dentary
  • Frontal
  • Jugal
  • Maxilla
  • Nasal
  • Parietal
  • Postorbitall
  • Premaxilla
  • Quadrate
  • Squamosal

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