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[[Image:Lizard_tympanum.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Lizard tympanum (clear scale at the center)''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

[[Image:Lizard_skull_mandible.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Note the parietal eye on the dorsum of the head''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

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[[Image:Lizard_tongue.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''~~Iguana~~ tongue - reddened split at the end of the tongue; it is also forced to the left due to an oral granuloma''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

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[[Image:Lizard_tongue.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''The iguana tongue has a reddened split at the end of the tongue (here it is also forced to the left due to an oral granuloma)''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

===Rostrum===

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===Oral cavity===

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Assess the internal extent of rostral abrasions, assess mucous membrane colour and condition (cyanosis? pallor? – normally clear and no petecchiation or oedema). Check for excess salivation and stomatitis.

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* Assess the internal extent of rostral abrasions, assess mucous membrane colour and condition (cyanosis? pallor? – normally clear and no petecchiation or oedema).

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* Check for excess salivation and stomatitis.

====Tongue====

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~~Large~~ fleshy~~; reddened, split tip in iguanas~~.

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* Should be large and fleshy.

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~~Note that there is a reddened split at the end of the tongue in this iguana~~

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~~The tongue is forced to the left due to an oral granuloma~~

====Glottis====

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Push craniodorsally on the submandibular area to force the glottis up into better view~~; check~~ for discharges and foreign body~~; observe~~ during respiration to differentiate between discharges originating from respiratory or GIT.

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* Push craniodorsally on the submandibular area to force the glottis up into better view.

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* Check for discharges and foreign body.

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* Observe during respiration to differentiate between discharges originating from respiratory or GIT.

====Pharynx====

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Examine using a bright light source.

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* Examine using a bright light source.

==Temporomandibular joint==

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