CT scan of Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum) covered in bony armor studs

<p><img src="http://unitedyam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ct-scan-of-mexican-beaded-lizard-heloderma-horridum-covered-in-bony-armor-studs.png" width="84" height="63" alt="A computed tomography scan of a Mexican beaded lizard (<em>Heloderma horridum</em>) covered in bony armor studs" border="0" align="left"></p><p>A computed tomography scan of a Mexican beaded lizard (<em>Heloderma horridum</em>) covered in bony armor studs. This scan, one of over 15,000 digitized scans created for the openVertabrate (oVert) project, will help scientists track the evolution of similar armor plating in a wide range of fish, ...</p><p>This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.</p>