Forelimb of juvenile Hemidactylus, stained with azan (A, B) and scanned by µCT (C). (A) and (C) are of the hatchling ZMB 87077 (cross section no. in A is A5_F_13a), and (B) of the juvenile ZMB 87076 (cross section no. A4_F_21a). Note the yet unossified paraphalanges in both. In contrast, reduced phalangeal elements have started ossifying. Radius and ulna are not yet fully ossified, and carpal elements are as yet unossified. Numericals indicate: 1 – trapezium; 2 – metacarpal; 3 – phalanx; 4 – paraphalanx; 5 – metacarpal; 6 – phalanx; 7 – paraphalanx. Scale bars in (A) and (B) equal 200 µm, and scale bar in (C) is 550 µm.

 
 
  Part of: van der Vos W, Stein K, Di-Poï N, Bickelmann C (2018) Ontogeny of Hemidactylus (Gekkota, Squamata) with emphasis on the limbs. Zoosystematics and Evolution 94(1): 195-209. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.94.22289