A morphometric exploration of the taxonomic utility of scale osteoderms in southern African fossorial skinks (Acontinae, Acontias)

This study investigates the morphometric variation of osteoderms across species and populations within the genus Acontias, especially in the A. meleagris species complex. Using both univariate and multivariate analyses, we evaluated whether size-independent osteoderm morphometrics could effectively...

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Main Authors: Zhongning Zhao, Lucas Thibedi, Mphalile Mokone, Neil Heideman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-07-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:https://zse.pensoft.net/article/138671/download/pdf/
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