MORPHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AND OSTEOLOGY OF VERTEBRAE AND RIBS IN NATRIX PISCATOR (SCHNEIDER), NAJA NAJA (LINN.) AND ERYX JOHNI (RUSSELL)
PRIYA JOSEPH *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, DEVA MATHA COLLEGE, KURAVILANGAD-686 636, INDIA
JOE P. MATHEW *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ST.BERCHMANS' COLLEGE,CHANGANACHERRY-686 101, INDIA
V.C. THOMAS *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ST.BERCHMANS' COLLEGE,CHANGANACHERRY-686 101, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An investigation was carried out to study the osteology of vertebrae , ribs and the morphological variables in the three Indian snakes : Natrix piscator, Naja naja and Eryx johni to understand its role in regulating skeletal muscle during limbless locomotion.