Spotted Salamander Skull Anatomy

3D Model

Skull of a spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, with bones colored and labelled to demonstrate skull anatomy.

Digital dissection and scene by Jaimi Gray (oVert team). 3D model produced from a CT scan of a Florida Museum of Natural History specimen (UF herp 26607). Segmentation and mesh files generated using VGStudio Max 3.4. Meshes further edited and animation produced in Blender (version 2.92.0). Skull anatomy labelled by Jaimi Gray using Rose, Christopher S. “The Developmental Morphology of Salamander Skulls.” Amphibian Biology Volume 5: 1684-1781.

Modelling 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/biological_specimens/0000S9713?locale=en