having acrodont dentition. Rhynchocephalia: Acrodont tooth implantation is common within Rhynchocephalia, including Sphenodon. Amphibia: Acrodont tooth...

sockets. There are, however, other animals that have acrodont dentition such as tuataras. Usually acrodonts are divided into two families Chamaeleonidae and...

front and acrodont posterior teeth. Some rhynchocephalians differ from these conditions, with Ankylosphenodon having superficially acrodont teeth that...

the rear. Most species are pleurodont, though agamids and chameleons are acrodont. The tongue can be extended outside the mouth, and is often long. In the...

of bone, as seen in crocodilians, dinosaurs and mammals, and opposed to acrodont and pleurodont dentition seen in squamate reptiles. Notably, this appears...

amphibians exhibit teeth that have a slight attachment to the jaw or acrodont teeth. Acrodont teeth exhibit limited connection to the dentary and have little...

agamids is their teeth, which are borne on the outer rim of their mouths (acrodonts), rather than on the inner side of their jaws (pleurodonts). This feature...

lizard to glide. While in its original description it was considered to acrodont lizard, with a cladistic analysis in the same study suggesting that it...

but is not found among the non-archosaur reptiles, which instead have acrodont or pleurodont dentition. Teeth that were lost were replaced by teeth below...

individual sockets (like in thecodonty) or without bone encasement (like in acrodonts and pleurodonts). It is known from several aquatic amniotes: ichthyosaurs...