Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . icroscope attachment. Owing to the paucity of material several specimens of the related butmore abundant genus Aeontias were dissected to elucidate gross topography. DESCRIPTIONOsteology Cranial osteology The skull of Typhlosaurus caecus, which closely resembles that ofT. aurantiaeus, was described by Smit (1964), and the reader is referred to thispaper for a comprehensive account of the cranial osteology. However, priorto embarking on a description of the myology, the cranial and the cervicalosteology merit a few additi
Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . icroscope attachment. Owing to the paucity of material several specimens of the related butmore abundant genus Aeontias were dissected to elucidate gross topography. DESCRIPTIONOsteology Cranial osteology The skull of Typhlosaurus caecus, which closely resembles that ofT. aurantiaeus, was described by Smit (1964), and the reader is referred to thispaper for a comprehensive account of the cranial osteology. However, priorto embarking on a description of the myology, the cranial and the cervicalosteology merit a few additional remarks on certain areas important to muscleattachments, where Smits description is inadequate for the purpose of thispaper 172 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM T. aurantiacus has the elongate skull and reduced orbits common toattenuate fossorial lizards (Figs 1A-B, 2A). The eyes are visible as inconspicu-ous black dots through the transparent integument and are devoid of associatedmusculature. However, an optic nerve is present and the retinal pattern resembles. Fig. 1A. Stereophotographs of Typhlosaurus aurantiacus skull; dorsal view.
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