Figure 1.

Photomacrographs of the mandibular teeth of the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis). (a)—location of teeth in the mandible; (b)—mandibular teeth (black arrows), teeth bent caudally; (c)—enlargement of the mandible with three cuffs around the teeth, the centrally located tooth is surrounded by a cuff (black asterisk) with a visible groove around the tooth (white arrow); (d)—enlargement of the mandibular region, where several are visible teeth, the larger one surrounded by a cuff (black arrows), and the smaller one located lower (black and white arrows), visible after removal of the mucous layer.