title: A Staging Table of Post-Ovipositional Development for the South American Collared Lizard Tropidurus torquatus (Squamata: Tropiduridae).
abstract: The mouse, chicken, African clawed frog, and zebrafish are considered ¨model organisms¨ due to their extensive embryological and genetic characterization. However, they are far from representative of known diversity, impairing phylogenetic analyses of developmental patterns. Since squamates have historically received limited attention in developmental studies, we here describe the developmental sequence for Tropidurus torquatus, and provide the first post-ovipositional developmental series for the lizard family Tropiduridae. Fifteen developmental stages are described based on morphological traits such as the eye and accessory visual structures, pharyngeal arches, fusion of facial primordia, limb development, pigmentation, and scales. Organogenesis is already in progression at oviposition (Stage 28), with embryos continuing to develop at the incubation temperature of 30°C ± 1°C, and hatching after 75 ± 5 days, at Stage 42. Comparisons with other lizards show a conserved embryonic sequence, however developmental timing differences were found in features such as the pharyngeal arches, endolymphatic sacs, pigmentation and scales. The development of the phallic and cranial lip of the cloaca anlages are compared with that of other lizards. The order of T. torquatus fore- and hindlimb formation differs from that most commonly observed in lizards. The abundance and close association of this species with urban environments, as well as the ease of capturing and managing females, makes T. torquatus an attractive source of developmental data for future experimental and ontogenetic studies. Anat Rec, 300:277-290, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tainã
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8179-1507
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rapp Py-Daniel
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anderson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kennedy Soares De-Lima
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Human and Comparative Anatomy, Institute of Biological Sciences. Federal University of Goiás, Jataí, Goiás, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campos Lima
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Developmental Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pic-Taylor
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: Osmindo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rodrigues Pires Junior
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebben
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology*; D038081:Organogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D010058:Oviposition / Q000502:physiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013696:Temperature
keywords: Tropidurus torquatus; developmental stages; in ovo; lizard; squamata