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. 2012 Mar 8;7(3):e32450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032450

Figure 8. Left lateral view of articulated Rhinophis skulls.

Figure 8

Anterior up; scale bars = 1.0 mm. (A) R. blythii, TMM M-10030; (B) R. drummondhayi, TMM M-10046; (C) R. philippinus, TMM M-10037; (D) R. homolepis, TMM M-10041. a.m.f. = anterior maxillary foramen; com = compound; den = dentary; ecpt = ectopterygoid; fr = frontal; js.r = juxtastapedial recess; lc.f = lacrimal foramen; ls = laterosphenoid region; m.m.f = middle maxillary foramen; max = maxilla; Me.c.f = foramen associated with canal for Meckel's cartilage; na = nasal; o.f = optic foramen; oo.c = otooccipital complex; p.m.f = posterior maxillary foramen; pa = parietal; pfr = prefrontal; pl = palatine; pmx = premaxilla; pro.c = prootic canal; pt = pterygoid; smx = septomaxilla; q = quadrate; v2.f = foramen for maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve; v2m.f = foramen for branch of maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve; v3.f = foramen for mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve.