The Phylogeny of Anguinomorph Lizards

Front Matter....Pages 1-5
Abstract....Pages 6-6
Introduction....Pages 7-7
Material and Methods....Pages 7-7
The Procedure of Classification....Pages 7-8
Problems of Terminology and the General Structure of Lacertilian Jaw Musculature....Pages 9-10
The Head Musculature of the Gerrhonotinae....Pages 10-14
Patterns of Variation within Gerrhonotiform Lizards....Pages 14-15
The Head Masculature of the Diploglossinae....Pages 16-18
Patterns of Variation within Diploglossine Lizards....Pages 18-19
The Head Musculature of the Anguinae....Pages 19-22
The Evolution of the M. Intermandibularis Anterior in the Anguidae....Pages 22-22
The Head Musculature of Shinisaurus crocodilurus ....Pages 23-24
The Head Musculature of Xenosaurus grandis ....Pages 24-27
The Xenosauridae, a Diphyletic Family?....Pages 27-30
The Head Musculature of Anniella pulchra ....Pages 30-30
The Phylogenetic Position of the Genus Anniella ....Pages 31-33
The Head Musculature of Heloderma....Pages 33-33
 Heloderma , a Primitive Platynotan Lizard....Pages 33-36
The Head Musculature of Varanus ....Pages 37-37
 Varanus , an Advanced Platynotan....Pages 37-42
The Head Musculature of Lanthanotus borneensis ....Pages 42-42
The Phylogenetic Position of Lanthanotus based on its Head Masculature....Pages 42-45
Summary: A Hypothesis to test....Pages 45-46
The Skull of Anguinomorph lizards....Pages 46-48
The Skull of the Anguidae....Pages 48-51
The Skull of the Xenosauridae....Pages 51-57
The Skull of the Anniellidae....Pages 57-60
The Skull of the Helodermatidae....Pages 60-62
The Skull of the Lanthanotidae....Pages 62-64
The Skull of the Varanidae....Pages 64-66
The Atlas-Axis Complex....Pages 66-69
The Phylogenetic Relationships of Lanthanotus : An Inquiry into the Fossil Record....Pages 69-70
The Phylogeny and Classification of the Anguinomorpha....Pages 71-73
Outlook: The Origin of Snakes....Pages 73-76
Back Matter....Pages 76-78
....Pages 78-86