Description
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Micro-CT images of Aipysurus mosaicus sp. nov. from (A) left lateral and (B) dorsal view of skull, and (C) left
lateral view of mid-caudal vertebrae; and Aipysurus eydouxii from (D) left lateral and (E) dorsal view of skull, and (F) left lateral
view of mid-caudal vertebrae. Note the differences in the morphology of the premaxilla, maxilla, nasal, frontoparietal
suture, and neural spine; see text for fuller discussion. Specimens illustrated are as follows: (A, B) SAMA R65222 holotype,
(C) SAMA R23493 paratype, (D, E) MZB Ophi 4184, (F) SAMA R22569. |