NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION, MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION, AND MECHANORECEPTORS OF TRETANORHINUS NIGROLUTEUS (SERPENTES: DIPSADIDAE) IN COLOMBIA

Notes on the distribution, morphological variation, and mechanoreceptors of Tretanorhinus nigroluteus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Colombia

Aquatic species are among the least studied groups of snakes in Colombia.This is mainly due to their ecology, which makes some species difficult to survey, resulting mostly in fortuitous encounters.Within this group is the genus Tretanorhinus, for which there are CR-7 records of two species in Colombia, T.mocquardi and T.taeniatus, along with a pos

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Variations in the origin of inferior thyroid artery and relation of the artery with recurrent laryngeal nerve

Background and aim : Thyroid surgery being a major surgery & quite often performed, a thorough knowledge of variations in arterial supply is very essential for surgeons to prevent alarming number of table deaths in patients with thyroid disease due to excessive and uncontrollable bleeding.It also helps the physicians for proper physical examination

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