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The skull of the Uropeltinae (Reptilia, Serpentes), with special reference to the otico-occipital region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2002

OLIVIER RIEPPEL  and
HUSSAM ZAHER
OLIVIER RIEPPEL
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, U.S.A. e-mail:rieppel@fieldmuseum.org
HUSSAM ZAHER
Affiliation:
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto de Biociencias, Departamento de Zoologia, Rua do Matao, Travessa 14, Cidade Universitaria, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Abstract

The skull anatomy of uropeltines is reviewed, and new data is presented on the highly derived otico-occipital region. A phylogenetic analysis of uropeltine interrelationships using parsimony is performed using characters derived from skull structure. The basal position of the genus Melanophidium is confirmed; Pseudotyphlops is a relatively derived uropeltine, in spite of its relatively large size. The monophyly of the genera Melanophidium and Rhinophis requires further testing.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of the Natural History Museum: Zoology Series , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , 28 November 2002 , pp. 123 - 130
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© Natural History Museum, 2002

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