Histological structure of dorsal skin in A. orientalis. The chromatophore layer is located just below the basal cell layer in the epidermis. (HL) Horny epidermal layer, (E) epidermis, (SG) stratum germinativum, (I) iridophore, (M) melanophore, (X) xanthophore, (D) dermis, (OD) osteoderm.

 
 
  Part of: Paray BA, Al-Sadoon MK (2017) Ultrastructure of the dermal chromatophores in the Fringe-toed lizard, Acanthodactylus orientalis. Zoologia 34: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.34.e11923