Endless forms most beautiful: the evolution of ophidian oral glands, including the venom system, and the use of appropriate terminology for homologous structures

T.N.W. Jackson; B. Young; G. Underwood; C.J. McCarthy; E. Kochva; N. Vidal; L. van der Weerd; R. Nabuurs; J. Dobson; D. Whitehead; F.J. Vonk; I. Hendrikx; C. Hay; B.G. Fry

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Endless forms most beautiful: the evolution of ophidian oral glands, including the venom system, and the use of appropriate terminology for homologous structures

T.N.W. Jackson, B. Young, G. Underwood, C.J. McCarthy, E. Kochva, N. Vidal, L. van der Weerd, R. Nabuurs, J. Dobson, D. Whitehead, F.J. Vonk, I. Hendrikx, C. Hay, B.G. Fry

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© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.The differentiated serous-secreting dental glands of caenophidian snakes are diverse in form despite their developmental homology. This variation makes the elucidation of their evolutionary history a complex task. In addition, some authors identify as many as ten discrete types/subtypes of ophidian oral gland. Over the past decade and a half, molecular systematics and toxinology have deepened our understanding of the evolution of these fascinating and occasionally enigmatic structures. This paper includes a comprehensive examination of ophidian oral gland structure and (where possible) function, as well as new data on rictal glands and their associated anatomy. Following this, appropriate use of terminology, especially that pertaining to homologous structures (including the controversial “venom gland” vs “Duvernoy’s gland” debate), is considered. An interpretation of the evolutionary history of the ophidian venom system, drawing on recent results from molecular systematics, toxinology and palaeontology, concludes the paper.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-130
Journal	Zoomorphology
Volume	136
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-016-0332-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2017
Externally published	Yes

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This paper is dedicated to the memory of Garth Underwood. TNJ was funded by a UQ PhD Scholarship and BGF was funded by the Australian Research Council. We thank Thomas Oerther and Dieter Gross for their MRI help.

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Jackson, T. N. W., Young, B., Underwood, G., McCarthy, C. J., Kochva, E., Vidal, N., van der Weerd, L., Nabuurs, R., Dobson, J., Whitehead, D., Vonk, F. J., Hendrikx, I., Hay, C., & Fry, B. G. (2017). Endless forms most beautiful: the evolution of ophidian oral glands, including the venom system, and the use of appropriate terminology for homologous structures. Zoomorphology, 136(1), 107-130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-016-0332-9

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