Snake coil1 - Boaedon capensis embryo (IMAGE)

Canadian Museum of Nature

Snake coil1 - Boaedon capensis embryo

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An embryo of Cape house snake (Boaedon capensis) stained to show developing muscle blocks in the trunk. The embryo shows right-handed coiling.

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Raul Diaz, California State University Los Angeles

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