… -reduced gymnophthalmids. The first group is formed by lizard-like - and frequently pentadactyl
- species, in which minor reductions (such as the loss of 1-2 phalanges mainly in digits I …

… Morphological and molecular information for Bachia scolecoides expand discussions
regarding reversibility of digit loss in gymnophthalmid lizards, and provide insights regarding …

… In the present paper we test this idea with respect to digit loss in the gymnophthalmid genus
… gymnophthalmid lizards from the genus Bachia, for which extreme variability in digit number …

… Chronograms and estimated ancestral states of digit number in the forelimb and hind
limb of amphisbaenian, lacertid, gymnophthalmid, and teiid squamate reptiles. Solid color …

… Kohlsdorf and Wagner [9] used phylogenetic methods to examine the evolution of limb
morphology in the gymnophthalmid clade Bachia. Their analyses indicated that digits have been …

… be included in evolutionary biology studies and … lizard family Gymnophthalmidae. We first
investigated how the morphological traits that define body shape are correlated in these lizards …

… In this study, we analyse head morphology in gymnophthalmid lizards and test the hypothesis
that microhabitat use drives the evolution of the cranial design, especially in head‐first …

… gymnophthalmid lizards, which exhibit a remarkable variation in limb morphology and different
grades of digit … of the evolutionary processes that led to the origin of non-pentadactyly in …

… Our results also showed that the evolutionary rates in gymnophthalmids are heterogenic and
decoupled. Nevertheless, despite the existence … Digit evolution in gymnophthalmid lizards …

… We analyzed the phalangeal formulas (PFs) in lizards and relatives’ hands by comparing …
(Ligosominae and Scincinae) and gymnophthalmids, including lack of Digits I and V, often …