AGAMID^. 



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Family III. AGAMID.E. 



Skull with bony postorbital and postfrouto-squamosal arches, the 

 first-named formed by the frontal and the jiii^al, the hitter by the 

 postfrontal and the squamosal ; supratemporal fossa not roofed 

 over ; preemaxillary single ; nasals distinct ; parietal siugle ; a 

 fibro-cartilaginous "interorbital septum ; a columella cranii. Teeth 

 anchylosed to the parapet of the jaws (Acrodont dentition), usually 

 unequal in size or divisible into incisors, canines *, and molars ; 



pm. 



A. 



c.a. 



A. Side view. 

 ang. Angular, 

 ar. Articular. 

 hp. Basiphenoid. 

 cr. Coronoid. 

 d. Deutary. 

 eo. Exoccipital. 

 f. Frontal. 

 is. Interorbital septum. 



Fig. 34. — Skull of Calotes jiibatus. 



B. Upper view. 



/. Jugal. 



m. Maxillary. 



n. Nasal. 



p. Parietal. 

 pi. Palatine. 

 pm. Prismaxillarj-. 

 prf. Prtefroutal. 



jd. Pterygoid. 



C. Lower view. 

 ptf. Postfrontal. 

 q. Quadrate. 

 s.ang. Supra-angular, 

 so. Supraoccipital. 

 sq. Squamosal. 

 St. Supratemporal. 

 tp. Transpalatine. 

 V. Vomer. 



* Canines are absent in Uromastix. 



