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A lizard tail shed by autotomy An autotomised skink tail exhibiting continued movement The conspicuous change in the tail pattern of this marbled gecko indicates regeneration after autotomy. Some lizards, [4] [5] salamanders [6] [7] [8] and tuatara [9] when caught by the tail will shed part of it in attempting to escape.
Tropidophorus grayi, commonly called the spiny waterside skink, [1] Gray's keeled skink, Gray's water skink, and the Philippine spiny stream skink is a relatively abundant but secretive skink species, a lizard in the family Scincidae.
The ability and degree of regeneration in reptiles differs among the various species (see [111]), but the most notable and well-studied occurrence is tail-regeneration in lizards. [112] [113] [114] In addition to lizards, regeneration has been observed in the tails and maxillary bone of crocodiles and adult neurogenesis has also been noted.
This reptile gets its common name from the cranial bumps that give the appearance of horns or ears; in fact, auriculatus is Latin for "ears" or "eared", depending on the case. [5] Other characteristics of this gecko include a thin prehensile tail which will regenerate if it drops off, [6] as well as small adhesive [7] toe pads. Although these ...
However, most agamid lizards, including the ctenophorus caudicinctus do not lose their tail. Their tail is very thick compared to other lizards that can regrow their tail. [20] Therefore, it is hard to regenerate if they lose their tail. In addition, ctenophorus caudicinctus uses their tail for balance when they bipedal. [21]
Now, this remarkable club of life-cycle-reversing organisms includes the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi, adding a new chapter to what is understood about animal regeneration and development. Image ...
A serpentine reptile with vestigial limbs. It shows evidence of different osteoderm morphology after tail regeneration. Placosauriops "Placosauriops abderhaldeni" [55] Kuhn, 1940 A type of melanosaurinin Glyptosaurine of dubious assignment, as the type material has not been adequately diagnosed. Boidae: Eoconstrictor: Eoconstrictor fischeri [56]
They are native to Indonesia (4 species) and the Philippines (1 species) where they are generally found near water, such as rivers and mangrove. [3] Sailfin lizards are semiaquatic and able to run short distances across water using both their feet and tail for support, similar to the basilisks . [ 4 ]