Leaf Tailed Gecko Skull Anatomy

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Skull of a southern leaf tailed gecko, Phyllurus platurus, with bones colored and labelled to demonstrate skull anatomy.

Digital dissection and scene by Jaimi Gray. 3D model produced from a CT scan of a Florida Museum of Natural History specimen (UF herp 126970). Segmentation and mesh files generated using 3D Slicer. Meshes further edited and animation produced in Blender. Anatomy follows Evans, Susan E. “The skull of lizards and tuatara.” Biology of the Reptilia 20 (2008): 1-347. Scanning funded by the oVert TCN project at the University of Florida (NSF DBI-1701714) https://tinyurl.com/oVertwiki.]\

CT data available on Morphosource:https://www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000456625

Image: diceCT rendering of UF:herp:126970 (datasets available at https://www.morphosource.org/concern/biological_specimens/000362039)