- A hemi**** (pl.:
hemipenes) is one of a pair of
intromittent organs of male
squamates (snakes,
lizards and worm lizards).
Hemipenes are
usually held inverted...
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there are
morphological variants with
specific terminology, such as
hemipenes. The word "****" is
taken from the
Latin word for "tail". Some derive...
- Some
species even have
forked hemipenes (each hemi**** has two tips). Due to
being everted and inverted,
hemipenes do not have a
completely enclosed...
- States. The
subspecific name
priapus refers to the
proximal spines of the
hemipenes being much
enlarged into
basal hooks,
which is
characteristic of this...
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accomplished by
means of paired,
forked hemipenes,
which are stored, inverted, in the male's tail. The
hemipenes are
often grooved, hooked, or spined—designed...
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which includes a tail
length of 14.5
centimetres (5.7Â in). The
males have
hemipenes that are
short and
spinose beyond the bifurcation. The
dorsal scales are...
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shear food. Male iguanas, like
other male
examples of Squamata, have two
hemipenes.
During co****tion, one hemi**** is
inserted into the female's cloacal...
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deliver sperm to females. In
lizards and snakes,
males possess paired hemipenes, each of
which is
usually grooved to
allow sperm transport and
spiny or...
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bitten in the head or neck region,
while the male
introduces his two
hemipenes into the female's cloaca. Co****tion can take
several hours. Sometimes...
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reports emphasized that
males have
hemipenes,
paired ****-like organs. However, all male
lizards and
snakes have
hemipenes. Var****
bitatawa is one of only...
