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From: Hand/foot splitting and the ‘re-evolution’ of mesopodial skeletal elements during the evolution and radiation of chameleons

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Chameleon autopodia. a The Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) has a laterally compressed body, prehensile tail, turreted and independent eyes, a projectile tongue and zygodactylous cleft autopdia. b Chameleon hand digits I, II, III are syndactylous medially with digits IV, V are bound laterally. Feet (c) have digits I, II syndactylous medially while digits III, IV, V are bound laterally. d The Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens) was used as for comparison due to its ‘typical’ terrestrial lizard body plan

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