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