The development of cephalic armor in the tokay gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Gekko gecko)

Laver, RJ; Morales, CH; Heinicke, MP; Gamble, T; Longoria, K; Bauer, AM; Daza, JD

Daza, JD (reprint author), Sam Houston State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Huntsville, TX 77340 USA.

JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY, 2020; 281 (2): 213

Abstract

Armored skin resulting from the presence of bony dermal structures, osteoderms, is an exceptional phenotype in gekkotans (geckos and flap-footed lizar......

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