Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)

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Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz; Dazza, Juan A.; Thomas, Richard; Bauer, Aaron
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2008
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A detailed description of the skull and jaw of the gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti is presented. The bones are described articulated and isolated with special consideration given to the type of suture among joining elements. S. roosevelti was compared with 109 gekkotan species to evaluate the osteological variation and to find characters for cladistic analysis. Changes in the skull associated with the miniaturization process are discussed within the sphaerodactylid geckos. A noticeable increase of overlapping sutures was observed in the snout of the smallest sphaerodactylids compared to other gekkotans. This pattern is convergent with that in miniaturized pygopodids and may be attributed to adaptations for decreasing mechanical resistance of the cranium during feeding or burrowing. New cranial characters support Sphaerodactylinae as a monophyletic group and should be useful for resolving questions such as their relationship with other gekkotans.
Fil: Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Dazza, Juan A.. University of Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico
Fil: Thomas, Richard. University of Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico
Fil: Bauer, Aaron. Villanova University; Estados Unidos
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spelling Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)Abdala, Virginia Sara LuzDazza, Juan A.Thomas, RichardBauer, Aaronhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1A detailed description of the skull and jaw of the gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti is presented. The bones are described articulated and isolated with special consideration given to the type of suture among joining elements. S. roosevelti was compared with 109 gekkotan species to evaluate the osteological variation and to find characters for cladistic analysis. Changes in the skull associated with the miniaturization process are discussed within the sphaerodactylid geckos. A noticeable increase of overlapping sutures was observed in the snout of the smallest sphaerodactylids compared to other gekkotans. This pattern is convergent with that in miniaturized pygopodids and may be attributed to adaptations for decreasing mechanical resistance of the cranium during feeding or burrowing. New cranial characters support Sphaerodactylinae as a monophyletic group and should be useful for resolving questions such as their relationship with other gekkotans.Fil: Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; ArgentinaFil: Dazza, Juan A.. University of Puerto Rico; Puerto RicoFil: Thomas, Richard. University of Puerto Rico; Puerto RicoFil: Bauer, Aaron. Villanova University; Estados UnidosWiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc2008-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/82131Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz; Dazza, Juan A.; Thomas, Richard; Bauer, Aaron; Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota); Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc; Journal of Morphology; 269; 11; 12-2008; 1340-13640362-2525CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jmor.10664info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/jmor.10664info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-12-23T14:59:06Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/82131instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-12-23 14:59:07.239CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
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title Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)
spellingShingle Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)
Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
title_short Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)
title_full Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)
title_fullStr Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)
title_full_unstemmed Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)
title_sort Skull Anatomy of the Miniaturized Gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti (Squamata: Gekkota)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
Dazza, Juan A.
Thomas, Richard
Bauer, Aaron
author Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
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Dazza, Juan A.
Thomas, Richard
Bauer, Aaron
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Thomas, Richard
Bauer, Aaron
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv A detailed description of the skull and jaw of the gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti is presented. The bones are described articulated and isolated with special consideration given to the type of suture among joining elements. S. roosevelti was compared with 109 gekkotan species to evaluate the osteological variation and to find characters for cladistic analysis. Changes in the skull associated with the miniaturization process are discussed within the sphaerodactylid geckos. A noticeable increase of overlapping sutures was observed in the snout of the smallest sphaerodactylids compared to other gekkotans. This pattern is convergent with that in miniaturized pygopodids and may be attributed to adaptations for decreasing mechanical resistance of the cranium during feeding or burrowing. New cranial characters support Sphaerodactylinae as a monophyletic group and should be useful for resolving questions such as their relationship with other gekkotans.
Fil: Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Dazza, Juan A.. University of Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico
Fil: Thomas, Richard. University of Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico
Fil: Bauer, Aaron. Villanova University; Estados Unidos
description A detailed description of the skull and jaw of the gecko Sphaerodactylus roosevelti is presented. The bones are described articulated and isolated with special consideration given to the type of suture among joining elements. S. roosevelti was compared with 109 gekkotan species to evaluate the osteological variation and to find characters for cladistic analysis. Changes in the skull associated with the miniaturization process are discussed within the sphaerodactylid geckos. A noticeable increase of overlapping sutures was observed in the snout of the smallest sphaerodactylids compared to other gekkotans. This pattern is convergent with that in miniaturized pygopodids and may be attributed to adaptations for decreasing mechanical resistance of the cranium during feeding or burrowing. New cranial characters support Sphaerodactylinae as a monophyletic group and should be useful for resolving questions such as their relationship with other gekkotans.
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