Changes

==Skin==

==Skin==

[[Image:Lizard_dysecdysis.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Dysecdysis and retained skin on digits''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

[[Image:Lizard_dysecdysis.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Dysecdysis and retained skin on digits''' (Copyright © RVC)]]

Examine under a bright light and with a hand lens if necessary. A common problem is retained shed especially on the digits. This may cause [[Lizard Avascular Necrosis of Digits or Tail|avascular necrosis of the digits]].

Examine under a bright light and with a hand lens if necessary. A common problem is retained shed especially on the digits. This may cause [[Lizard Avascular Necrosis of Digits or Tail|avascular necrosis of the digits]].

==Head==

==Head==

[[Image:Lizard_nares.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Nares of an iguana''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

[[Image:Lizard_nares.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Nares of an iguana''' (Copyright © RVC)]]

[[Image:Lizard_tongue.jpg|200px|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)]]

[[Image:Lizard_tongue.jpg|200px|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)]]

===Rostrum===

===Rostrum===

==Temporomandibular joint==

==Temporomandibular joint==

[[Image:Lizard_stand.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''In a new area, such as a consulting room, a healthy lizard will stand so that it is supporting its bodyweight (for a quick getaway if an opening appears)''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

[[Image:Lizard_stand.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''In a new area, such as a consulting room, a healthy lizard will stand so that it is supporting its bodyweight (for a quick getaway if an opening appears)''' (Copyright © RVC)]]

* Check medial aspects for white deposits ([[Uric acid|uric acid]] deposits).

* Check medial aspects for white deposits ([[Uric acid|uric acid]] deposits).

==Coelomic cavity (thorax/abdomen)==

==Coelomic cavity (thorax/abdomen)==

[[Image:Gecko_abdominal.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Small lizards such as leopard geckos are delicately restrained for abdominal palpation.''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

[[Image:Gecko_abdominal.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Small lizards such as leopard geckos are delicately restrained for abdominal palpation.''' (Copyright © RVC)]]

* Requires a silent examination area for auscultation. Place stethoscope ventrally between forelimbs or laterally in axilla region for heart and lateral thorax for lungs. A thin, damp cloth between stethoscope and scales aids auscultation. [[Lizard Cardiovascular Disease|Cardiovascular problems]] are not uncommon due to calcification of bronchi and [[Lizard Cardiovascular System|major arteries]].  

* Requires a silent examination area for auscultation. Place stethoscope ventrally between forelimbs or laterally in axilla region for heart and lateral thorax for lungs. A thin, damp cloth between stethoscope and scales aids auscultation. [[Lizard Cardiovascular Disease|Cardiovascular problems]] are not uncommon due to calcification of bronchi and [[Lizard Cardiovascular System|major arteries]].