Symmetry & Asymmetry of the Median Sutures in Reptilian Scutellation

Grant C. 1944. Symmetry & Asymmetry of the Median Sutures in Reptilian Scutellation. Herpetologica. 2(6):114-117

This paper concerns itself with the median dorsal and ventral sutures between scales or scutes which occur on certain parts of many reptiles. We will try to show that although these sutures are usually normally symmetrical and median, there is frequently, and naturally enough, deviation in some individuals of some genera; other genera inexplicably have a FIXED asymmetry.

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Journal Article
Authors
Grant, Chapman
Units
SODN
Keywords
Animal Studies, Ecology, Inventory and Monitoring (I&M), Reptilia (Reptiles)

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