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Blood shunting in a non‐crocodilian reptile heart. Red arrows indicate oxygen‐rich blood, blue arrows indicate oxygen‐poor blood. Muscular ridge and valves not shown. Abbreviations explained in the key (adapted from Bettex et al. 2014 and Holmes, 1975).