Comparative morphology of <em>Liolaemus</em> lizards precloacal glands

Liolaemid lizards and amphisbaenids have precloacal pores in the anterior border of the cloaca, where epidermal glands drain and expel pheromonal secretions. Precloacal glands occur usually only in males, but in those few species where both sexes have precloacal glands, these are larger in males. On...

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Main Authors: Soledad Valdecantos, Virginia Martínez, Antonieta Labra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2014-12-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1718