Three-dimensional reconstruction of the lower jaw of Helminthophis flavoterminatus (AMNH R 59407), based on HRXCT data. A. Lateral view; B. Medial view; C. Dorsal view; D. Ventral view; E. Anterior view; F. Posterior view. Scale bar: 1 mm. Anatomical abbreviations: a, angular; arf, articular fossa; cb, compound bone; cbp, compound bone prearticular component; cbs, compound bone surangular component; co, coronoid; d, dentary; Mc, Meckel’s canal; mf, mental foramen; rp, retroarticular process; sf, surangular foramen.

 
 
  Part of: Marra Santos FJ (2024) Osteology of the skull of the blind snake Helminthophis flavoterminatus (Peters, 1857) (Serpentes, Anomalepididae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(2): 597-602. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.100.118068