Zhongning Zhao

Hindlimb and pelvic girdle reduction with associated skeletal changes in the South African limb-reduced skink Scelotes Fitzinger, 1826

We used stained specimens to describe hindlimb and pelvic girdle reduction in a skeletal morphocline of Scelotes species, a South African scincine group, as well as how the two processes are interrelated. The findings reflect the generally varied nature of the evolutionary pathwa...