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The Facial Carotid Artery in Snakes (Reptilia, Serpentes): Variations and Possible Cladistic Significance (English)
B. C. Groombridge
1Species Conservation Monitoring Unit
31 August 1984
It is reported that in henophidian snakes examined, except Acrochordus , the facial carotid artery passes forward ventral to the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve, and is typically of lesser diameter than the cerebral carotid. (English)
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