We analysed the helminth fauna associated with the lizard Mabuya dorsivittata (Scincidae) from a high-altitude area in Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Of the 16 lizards examined, 12 (75%) were infected by at least one helminth. Only two helminth species were found: Physaloptera retusa and Skrjabinodon spinosulus (Nematoda), the former with a prevalence of 68.8% and a mean ...

Zug, George R. The Distribution and Patterns of the Major Arteries of the Iguanids and Comments on the Intergeneric Relationships of Iguanids (Reptilia: Lacertilia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 83: 1-23. 1971.—The spatial arrangement of the major arteries, i.e., systemic arches, carotid arches and major branches, subclavians, coeliac, and mesenteries, are described for 42 genera of ig...

Zug, George R. The Distribution and Patterns of the Major Arteries of the Iguanids and Comments on the Intergeneric Relationships of Iguanids (Reptilia: Lacertilia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 83: 1-23. 1971.—The spatial arrangement of the major arteries, i.e., systemic arches, carotid arches and major branches, subclavians, coeliac, and mesenteries, are described for 42 genera of ig...

During the regeneration of the tail in the arboreal New Zealand gecko (Hoplodactylus maculatus) a new set of tail scales, modified into pads bearing setae 5-20 μm long, is also regenerated. Stages of the formation of these specialized scales from epidermal pegs that invaginate the dermis of the regenerating tail are described on the basis of light and electron microscopic images. Within the peg...