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Males have four
scent glands,
located on the forehead, chest, and two
paracloacal (****ociated with, but not part of the cloaca,
which is the
common opening...
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present in both ****es,
paracloacal spurs in
females are
rarely more than 50%
larger than
adjacent body scales. In
addition to
paracloacal spurs, a key identifying...
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family Trichosomoididae are all
parasites of
various tissues (mucosa,
paracloacal glands, cornea, musculature,
swimbladder wall) and even
bones of fishes...
- communicate.
Adult possums have a
distinct gland on the
chest and
males have a
paracloacal gland which is
about 2 cm in diameter. The
possum maintains scent posts...
- depressed,
narrow long digits. Near the hind limb,
males have a
unique paracloacal spur
positioned near the top of the
hemipenal bulge.
Hatchlings are often...
