Scute Patterns (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Scute Patterns

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The top row of loggerhead hatchlings shows normal scute patterns on their shells whereas the bottom row shows hatchlings with scute anomalies on the vertebral scutes as indicated by the arrows.

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Ivana Lezcano, Florida Atlantic University

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Credit: Ivana Lezcano, Florida Atlantic University

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