. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 16 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM SAM-8628. Snout-vent length, mm. Damage to this specimen is more extensive. Most of the tail is missing, leaving only the proximal 3 mm. The right fore-limb is broken just distal to mid-tibia, although the distal portion is attached by a skin flap (Fig. IB). The thumb and terminal phalanges of the fourth finger are missing. The right hind limb is also broken just below the knee, with the lower portion of the limb attached by a skin flap. Only the third and f
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 16 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM SAM-8628. Snout-vent length, mm. Damage to this specimen is more extensive. Most of the tail is missing, leaving only the proximal 3 mm. The right fore-limb is broken just distal to mid-tibia, although the distal portion is attached by a skin flap (Fig. IB). The thumb and terminal phalanges of the fourth finger are missing. The right hind limb is also broken just below the knee, with the lower portion of the limb attached by a skin flap. Only the third and fourth digits remain on the left fore-limb, and the middle digit of the left hind limb is truncated at the second phalanx. The skin over much of the dorsal surface of the skull, from the tip of the snout to the middle of the parietal region, has been removed. The right eyeball is punctured and the skin around the right margin of the lower jaw has been cut. B. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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