A re-examination of the cloacal sacs and gland of the blind snake, Leptotyphlops dulcis (Reptilia: Leptotyphlopidae)

✍ Scribed by James C. Kroll; Harley W. Reno

• Book ID: 102903840
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1971
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 601 KB
• Volume: 133
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0362-2525
• DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1051330303

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The cloacal sacs of Leptotyphlops dulcis are nonglandular, posterior evaginations of the cloaca. The median cloacal gland is tubuloalveolar. Similar unpaired cloacal glands as well as paired sacs are noted in certain colubrid snakes. Terminology applied to these cloacal derivatives is discussed, and a standardization of names is provided.