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Snake and Lizard Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 08:00, 25 July 2008
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=== Testes ===
=== Testes ===
* Located cranial to the kidneys.
* Attached to the dorsal wall by a mesochorium.
* In some species, the kidney has a posterior sexual segment that becomes swollen during the breeding season and contributes to seminal fluid.
* Right testis lies cranial to the left.
** Intimately connected to the vena cava by short blood vessels.
* Left testis lies close to the adrenal gland.
** Has its own testicular blood vessels.
=== Phallus ===
=== Phallus ===