hemipenis


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hemipenis

[¦he·mē′pē·nəs]
(vertebrate zoology)
Either of a pair of nonerectile, evertible sacs that lie on the floor of the cloaca in snakes and lizards; used as intromittent organs.
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Eventually copulation is done when female raises its tail and allows male snake to put its hemipenis (which are two in number) (Acharjyo and Misra 1976).
BIOLOGY, HABITAT AND CONSERVATION OF INDIAN ROCK PYTHON-A BRIEF REVIEW
Veterinary care of reptiles is usually necessary due to trauma, dystocia, coelomitis, pneumonia, cloaca prolapse, oviduct, or hemipenis (BARTEN, 2006), all culminating in increased pressure within the coelomic cavity.
Intracoelomic pressure and coelomic perfusion pressure in healthy tegus (Salvator merianae)/ Mensuracao da pressao intracelomatica e da pressao de perfusao celomatica em teius saudaveis (Salvator merianae)
Comprende la mayoria de las serpientes inofensivas; a base de ciertas caracteristicas anatomicas del hemipenis (doble como en los Sauria), esta dividida en varias subfamilias, entre ellas las Colubrinae y Xenodontinae.
El desarrollo de la herpetologia en Colombia
Enforcement agencies have discovered that now the big monitor lizard ( genus Varanus) -- found across deserts, forests and coastlines of the country -- is being poached for its hemipenis ( sexual organ), which is sold as a lucky charm for virility and fertility in men.
MONITOR LIZARD GENITALS USED TO BOOST SEX DRIVE
Their mean length and width of right hemipenis were 4.17 and 2.80 mm and those of the left side were 4.23 and 2.85 mm, respectively.
The Reproductive Biology of the Caspian Green Lizard, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran/La Biologia Reproductiva de la Lagartija Verde del Mar Caspio, Lacerta strigata (Sauria: Lacertidae) en Iran
Sex was determined by tail base shape and hemipenis eversion or, in doubtful cases, by dissection.
Climate-related variation in body dimensions within four lacertid species
As serpentes, assim como lagartos, possuem um par de orgaos copulatorios denominados hemipenis (5).
Hemipenicectomy in the golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis)--case report/ Hemipenicectomia em jararaca-ilhoa (Bothrops insularis)--relato de caso/ Hemipenicectomia en la serpiente islena Bothrops insularis--reporte de un caso
We recorded sex of individuals if possible based on external morphological characteristics or cloacal probing for the presence or absence of a hemipenis.
Reexamination of Herpetofauna on Mormon Island, Hall County, Nebraska, with notes on natural history
In snakes and lacertilians, exclusive paired structures developed along the lateral wall of the cloaca - the hemipenis, regarded as an autapomorphy of that group (RIEPPEL, 2000; POUGH et al., 2003).
Anatomy of the male reproductive system of Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae)/Anatomia do aparelho reprodutor masculino de Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae)
Snakes were weighed to the nearest 1 g with a digital balance and sex was determined by everting the hemipenis or visual inspection.
Ecology of a population of the narrow headed garter snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) in New Mexico: catastrophic decline of a river specialist
In general, courtship in snakes involves an initial approach, juxtaposition of male's and female's cloaca and the insertion of one hemipenis, a pattern that is enriched by a diversity of behaviors (e.g.
Field observations of mating behavior in the neck-banded snake Scaphiodontophis annulatus (Serpentes: Colubridae)
bocagei as a subspecific form) are similar in having the outer sulcal lips of the hemipenis free and that they differed in this respect from all other Podarcis species.
Evolution of sprint speed in lacertid lizards: morphological, physiological, and behavioral covariation
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