Emerald tree monitor forelimb (UF Herps 71411)

3D Model

Skeleton of the right forelimb of an emerald tree monitor, Varanus prasinus (specimen UF Herps 71411), a fluid preserved specimen at Florida Museum of Natural History, with elements colored to demonstrate forelimb anatomy. This scene was created by Jaimi Gray (oVert team) using pre-existing mesh files (see below) which were edited to separate, reposition, and color elements in Blender and Meshlab.

Segmentation and original mesh files by Karina Riddell with Volumegraphics VGStudioMax 3.3 from CT scan data. Models complemented a learning activity designed during the UF Center for Precollegiate Education and Training workshop “3D Vertebrates: From Museum Shelves to Classrooms.” Scanning and modeling of this specimen was funded by the oVert project at the University of Florida (NSF DBI 1701714, https://tinyurl.com/oVertwiki).

Mesh file available for download on Morphosource at: https://www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000600648?locale=en