. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Figure 14. Hemipenis of Geodipsas laphystia (MCZ 180342; specimen from the RNP), Fully everted organ in sulcate (left) and asulcute (rigfit) views. the organ on the sulcate side is largely nude. On the base of the asulcate side is a pair of enlarged, hooked spines, somewhat ir- regularly placed; other smaller spines oc- cupy a median raised longitudinal lobe. In- tervening spaces among these spines are nude or with minute hooked spines. The surface tissue of the asulcate side is slightly folded into several irregular
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Figure 14. Hemipenis of Geodipsas laphystia (MCZ 180342; specimen from the RNP), Fully everted organ in sulcate (left) and asulcute (rigfit) views. the organ on the sulcate side is largely nude. On the base of the asulcate side is a pair of enlarged, hooked spines, somewhat ir- regularly placed; other smaller spines oc- cupy a median raised longitudinal lobe. In- tervening spaces among these spines are nude or with minute hooked spines. The surface tissue of the asulcate side is slightly folded into several irregular longitudinal folds such that a couple of the enlarged spines appear to sit upon a flap comprising these folds. Distally the organ is densely spinulate, with spinules arrayed indistinct- ly in longitudinal rows; they become grad- ually longer and denser toward the tip. The distal tip of the organ is flexed toward the sulcate side and bears long, straight spinules. Geodipsas zeny (BMNH , Retracted). The retracted hemipenis of BMNH was studied through a previous incision. The organ extends to the middle of the sixth subcaudal; the sulcus spermaticus divides at the middle of the fifth subcaudal and the branches extend virtually to the apex of the organ. The ma- jor retractor muscle of the hemipenis is di- vided for approximately 1 mm at its at- tachment to the organ. The ornamentation. 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 Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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