Ultrastructure of the dermal chromatophores in the Fringe-toed lizard, Acanthodactylus orientalis

Paray, Bilal Ahmad; Al-Sadoon, Mohammed K.

doi:10.3897/zoologia.34.e11923

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“…One of the most characteristic features of reptilian integument is the skin coloration. Different colors are produced by chromatophore cells that include epidermal melanocytes and dermal melanophores, erythrophores, and iridophores (Alibardi, 2003; Cooper & Greenberg, 1992; Kuriyama, Miyaji, Sugimoto, & Hasegawa, 2006; Paray & Al‐Sadoon, 2017; Rutland, Cigler, & Kubale Dvojmoč, 2019; Saenko, Teyssier, Van Der Marel, & Milinkovitch, 2013a; Szydłowski, Madej, & Mazurkiewicz‐Kania, 2017).…”

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Comparative ultrastructural‐functional characterizations of the skin in three reptile species; Chalcides ocellatus, Uromastyx aegyptia aegyptia, and Psammophis schokari aegyptia (FORSKAL, 1775): Adaptive strategies to their habitat

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Microscopy Res & Technique

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The current investigation was planned utilizing SEM, histological, and furthermore cytokeratin immunohistochemical to give a full depiction of skin of three reptiles species; Chalcides ocellatus (Scincidae), Uromastyx aegyptia aegyptia (Agamidae), and Psammophis schokari aegyptia (Colubridae) captured from Egypt with various ecological environment. Our SEM results showed different scales covered epidermis of three reptile's species with diverse surface microstructure. Overlapped rhomboid scales with numerous lenticular sense organs with numerous pores and oberhäutchen layer with microridges in C. ocellatus. In U. aegyptia, scales were overlapped elliptical‐shaped possess lens‐like sense structure with several scattered pits and oberhäutchen layer with polygonal outlined cells. While in P. schokari aegyptia, smooth scales flattened with two large dome‐shaped scale receptors/sensilla and lens‐like sense structure, moreover polygonal‐shaped micro‐ornamentation in scale hinge joints were observed. Histologically, skin of three species had outer epidermis with stratum germinativum, stratum corneum (α‐keratin, β‐keratin layer) capped by surface Oberhäutchen and inner dermis. Osteoderms were observed with dermis of C. ocellatus. There are marked variation within pigment cells types among examined species. Melanophores observed in dermal layer of C. ocellatus, while in U. aegyptia, three pigment cells in tegument dermis; melanophores, xanthophores, and iridophores whereas, P. schokari aegyptia had two forms of chromatophore cells (melanophores and iridophores) in dermis and few melanophores scattered between stratum germinativum cells. The highest cytokeratin immunostaining observed in epidermal cell layer of U. aegyptia aegyptia than two other species. Conclusion, dry scaly skin of reptiles reflects a great range of functional aspects and success to adapt with terrestrial life.

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