Table 1. Squamation and cranial osteological characters that could be scored for SMU 74976 (modified from Poe, 1998, which should be consulted for elaboration). Referred figures illustrate significant cranial osteological characters in the phylogenetic interpretation of Hispaniolan dwarf-twig anoles as placed in Figure 6.
Character no. |
Character Description |
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4 |
Number of sublabials |
7 |
Median number of postmental scales |
8 |
Median number of loreal scale rows |
90 |
Pineal foramen at parietal-frontal suture, or in parietal (Figure 3.1, Figure 4.2) |
92 |
Postfrontal present, or absent (Figure 2.1) |
95 |
Dorsal process of jugal terminates on posterior or medial aspect of postorbital, or on lateralaspect of postorbital. (Two derived states are scored on Poe's cladogram, but the primitive attribute, jugal terminates on lateral aspect of postorbital, is exhibited by SMU 74976 relative to both; Figure 2.2.) |
96 |
Jugal-squamosal contact absent, or present (Figure 2.2) |
97 |
Pterygoid-lacrymal contact absent, or present (Figure 2.1) |
98 |
Jugal extends superiorly to form anterior border of lacrimal, or abuts ventral edge of lacrimal (Figure 2.2) |
101 |
Pterygoid teeth present, or absent |
103 |
Maxilla extends posteriorly to ectopterygoid, or beyond ectopterygoid (Figure 2.1, Figure 2.2) |
106 |
Quadrate shelf absent, or present |
107 |
Posteroventral process of the squamosal extendsventrally into auditory cup of quadrate, or squamosal excluded from auditory cup by dorsal surface of quadrate |
108 |
Posterodorsal process of squamosal contacts supratemporal, or extends above supratemporal to contact parietal |
110 |
Angular process of articular present, large, or reduced or absent (Figure 5.8) |
113 |
Splenial present, or absent (Figure 5.4, Figure 5.8) |
114 |
Anteromedial process of coronoid extends anteriorly, or ventral aspect of anteromedial process projects posteriorly (Figure 5.4, Figure 5.8) |