The macroevolutionary singularity of snakes

PO Title, S Singhal, MC Grundler, GC Costa, RA Pyron… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Snakes and lizards (Squamata) represent a third of terrestrial vertebrates and exhibit
spectacular innovations in locomotion, feeding, and sensory processing. However, the …

Picking up the threads: Comparative osteology and associated cartilaginous elements for members of the genus Trilepida Hedges, 2011 (Serpentes …

A Martins, C Koch, M Joshi, R Pinto… - The Anatomical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The threadsnakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae have been historically neglected in terms
of their natural history, ecology, systematics, and morphology. Given the relevance of …

Heads and Tails: Comparative Osteology of Nearctic Dipsadid Snakes

RA Murta‐Fonseca, DS Fernandes… - Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Although numerous studies have addressed some aspects of the cranial osteology of
Nearctic dipsadid species, only the species within the genera Heterodon and Carphophis …

An evolutionary paradox on threadsnakes: Phenotypic and molecular evidence reveal a new and remarkably polymorphic species of Siagonodon (Serpentes …

AR Martins, M Folly, GN Ferreira, ASG Silva, C Koch… - 2023 - realp.unb.br
Threadsnakes are known for their conserved external morphology and historically
controversial systematics, challenging taxonomic, biogeographic and evolutionary …

Underground Down Under: Skull anatomy of the southern blind snake Anilios australis Gray, 1845 (Typhlopidae: Serpentes: Squamata)

RJ Laver, JD Daza, RJ Ellis, EL Stanley… - The Anatomical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The cranial anatomy of blindsnakes has been markedly understudied, with the small size
and relative rarity of encountering these subterranean reptiles being significant limiting …

Blind snakes beneath the surface: Continuing the legacy of Richard Thomas

RJ Laver, JD Daza - The Anatomical Record, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Blind snakes (Scolecophidia) are small‐bodied, enigmatic burrowing reptiles with members
found on all continents except Antarctica. This Special Issue on blind snakes honors and …

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P MR, N Stepanova, MEH Jones, LBQ Cavalcanti… - 2024 - helda.helsinki.fi
Snakes and lizards (Squamata) represent a third of terrestrial vertebrates and exhibit
spectacular innovations in locomotion, feeding, and sensory processing. However, the …

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Let's imagine you are a snake. What are you feeling as you slither through the long grass
that surrounds you? With no limbs, infrared sensing, and 300 vertebrae, life is a bit different …