The Phylogeny of Anguinomorph Lizards

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Abstract.
• Material and Methods.
• The Procedure of Classification.
• Problems of Terminology and the General Structure of Lacertilian Jaw Musculature.
• The Head Musculature of the Gerrhonotinae.
• Patterns of Variation within Gerrhonotiform Lizards.
• The Head Musculature of the Diploglossinae.
• Patterns of Variation within Diploglossine Lizards.
• The Head Musculature of the Anguinae.
• The Evolution of the M. Intermandibularis Anterior in the Anguidae.
• The Phylogeny of the Anguidae based on their Head Musculature.
• The Head Musculature of Shinisaurus crocodilurus.
• The Head Musculature of Xenosaurus grandis.
• The Xenosauridae, a Diphyletic Family?.
• The Head Musculature of Anniella pulchra.
• The Phylogenetic Position of the Genus Anniella.
• The Head Musculature of Heloderma.
• Heloderma, a Primitive Platynotan Lizard.
• The Head Musculature of Varanus.
• Varanus, an Advanced Platynotan.
• The Head Musculature of Lanthanotus borneensis.
• The Phylogenetic Position of Lanthanotus based on its Head Musculature.
• Summary: A Hypothesis to test.
• The Skull of Anguinomorph lizards.
• The Skull of the Anguidae.
• The Skull of the Xenosauridae.
• The Skull of the Anniellidae.
• The Skull of the Helodermatidae.
• The Skull of the Lanthanotidae.
• The Skull of the Varanidae.
• The Atlas - Axis Complex.
• The Phylogenetic Relationships of Lanthanotus: An Inquiry into the Fossil Record.
• The Phylogeny and Classification of the Anguinomorpha.
• Outlook: The Origin of Snakes.
• Acknowledgements.
• References.
• Abbreviations.
• Appendix I.
• Appendix II....