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===Rostrum===
 
===Rostrum===
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Trauma and ulcerations due to repeat escape attempts are very common in water dragons.
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* Trauma and ulcerations due to repeat escape attempts are very common in water dragons.
    
===Nares===
 
===Nares===
 
   
 
   
Check the nares are patent and free of discharge (some iguanids excrete salt from nasal glands via the nares).
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* Check the nares are patent and free of discharge (some iguanids excrete salt from nasal glands via the nares).
    
===Eyes===
 
===Eyes===
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===Tympanum===
 
===Tympanum===
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Check that there is no abnormal swelling.
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* Check that there is no abnormal swelling.
 
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The tympanum: note the clear scale in the centre of the image
      
===Skull and mandible===
 
===Skull and mandible===
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Note abnormal swelling, bony masses, soft jaw bones (esp. MBD).
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* Check that there is no abnormal swelling, bony masses, soft jaw bones (esp. MBD).
 
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Note the parietal eye on the dorsum of the head
      
===Oral cavity===
 
===Oral cavity===
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