Veiled Chameleon Skull Anatomy

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Skull of a veiled chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus, 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 191369). 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/000408242

Image: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons