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Lluvia
07-10-04, 09:12 PM
I have heard things regarding snakes having some extra bones in their bodies that may have been legs at one time. Is this factual?

reptiguy123
07-10-04, 09:32 PM
Yeah there are horn type things near the head of some vipers. I think.

thunder
07-10-04, 09:49 PM
i think there are some species that have remnants of pelvic girdles, but im not sure which ones. boas have spurs, but they arent bones, just tiny claw things.

Katt
07-10-04, 10:30 PM
Boids have the remenants of legs that manifest themselves as spurs.

I sure hope you were kidding about the horns on desert vipers reptiguy. Those are just special scales.