A new genus of miniaturized and pug-nosed gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota) - PubMed (original) (raw)

Figure 5

Skull of Chatogekko amazonicus (USNM 290904) from Pará, Brazil. (A) dorsal, (B) ventral, (C) lateral views of the cranium. (D) labial view of the jaw. Abbreviations: ar, articular; ascc, anterior semicircular canal; asnp, ascending nasal process; bo, basioccipital; bp, basipterygoid process; bpcp, cartilaginous pad of the basipterygoid process; c, choana; cc, choanal canal; cal, crista alaris; clp, clinoid process; cob, compound bone; cor, coronoid; cp, cultriform process; cpro, crista prootica; d, dentary; dpp, decensus parietalis process; eco, extracollumella; ect, ectopterygoid; en, external nares; ept, epipterygoid; f, frontal; fco, fossa columellae; fe, fenestra exochoanalis; fov, fenestra ovalis; f-par, frontoparietal suture; hscc, horizontal semicircular canal; iptv, interpterygoid vacuity; j, jugal; lf, lacrimal foramen; mis, median interorbital septum; msy, mandibular symphysis; mx, maxilla; mxlp, maxillary lappet; mxs, maxillary shelf; mxsf, foramen of the maxillary shelf; n, nasal; occ, occipital condyle; ocr, occipital recess, ors, orbitosphenoid; oto, otooccipital; pa, pila accessoria; pal, palatine; par, parietal; pmx, premaxilla; pmx-v f, premaxillary-vomer fenestra; pof, postorbitofrontal; polc, posterior opening of the longitudinal canal; pop, paroccipital process; ppp, postparietal process; prf, prefrontal; pro, prootic; ps, planum supraseptale; psaf, posterior surangular foramen; pscc, posterior semicircular canal; pt, pterygoid; pvc, posterior opening of vidian canal; q, quadrate; qf, quadrate foramen; rap, retroarticular process; rvj, recessus vena jugularis; saf, surangular foramen; sop, subolfactory process; spht, sphenooccipital tubercle; st, stapes; stf; stapedial foramen; stfp, stapedial footplate; sa, surangular; smx, septomaxilla; so, supraoccipital; sof, suborbital fenestra; sph, sphenoid; sq, squamosal; V, incisura prootica; vo, vomer.