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| + | == Lizards (Squamata) == |
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− | <big><center>[[Reproductive_System#Exotics|'''BACK TO EXOTICS''']]</center></big>
| + | === Male === |
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− | = Lizards (Squamata) = | |
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− | == Male == | |
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| [[Image:Reproductive Tract Male Lizard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Anatomy of the Male Lizard</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]] | | [[Image:Reproductive Tract Male Lizard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Anatomy of the Male Lizard</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]] |
| [[Image:Lateral Male Chameleon.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Lateral View of the Male Chameleon</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]] | | [[Image:Lateral Male Chameleon.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Lateral View of the Male Chameleon</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]] |
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− | === Testes === | + | ==== Testes ==== |
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| * Located cranial to the kidneys. | | * Located cranial to the kidneys. |
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| ** Has its own testicular blood vessels. | | ** Has its own testicular blood vessels. |
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− | === Phallus === | + | ==== Phallus ==== |
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| * Paired hemipenes | | * Paired hemipenes |
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| == Female == | | == Female == |
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| [[Image:Reproductive Tract Female Lizard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Anatomy of the Female Lizard</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]] | | [[Image:Reproductive Tract Female Lizard.jpg|thumb|right|150px|<p>Anatomy of the Female Lizard</p><sup> © L.Wilkie 2008</sup>]] |
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| * After engorgement has subsided, the retractor muscle contracts. | | * After engorgement has subsided, the retractor muscle contracts. |
| ** Inverts the hemipene. | | ** Inverts the hemipene. |
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| == Female == | | == Female == |
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| * Hemipene is withdrawn at the end of copulation by contraction of the retractor muscle. | | * Hemipene is withdrawn at the end of copulation by contraction of the retractor muscle. |
| * During multiple mating, the male can use the left and right hemipene alternately. | | * During multiple mating, the male can use the left and right hemipene alternately. |
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| + | [[Category:Bullet Points]] |