hemipenes

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hemipenes

paired, vascular, eversible sacs which open into the posterior cloaca in snakes and lizards. The two hemipenes are brought together to act as a penis and are inserted into the cloaca of the female during copulation.

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No references found			Males have a double penis, called hemipenes, also found in some snakes and other lizards. New species of giant lizard found in Philippines by AFP / AFP Global Edition Reasons for longer tails in males are that hemipenes are housed in the base of the tail and males with longer tails are more successful breeders than short-tailed or stub-tailed males (Shine et al. Ecology of a population of the narrow headed garter snake (Thamnophis ... by Hibbitts, Toby J.; Painter, Charles W.; Holycross, Andrew T. / Southwestern Naturalist 01 gram and its sex determined by eversion of the hemipenes in males (Gregory & Larsen 1996). Reproduction in western ribbon snakes, Thamnophis proximus ... by Lancaster, Debra L.; Ford, Neil B. / The Texas Journal of Science			hemihypesthesia hemihypoplasia hemihypotonia hemikaryon hemilaminectomy hemilaryngectomy hemilateral hemilesion hemilingual hemimandibulectomy hemimaxillectomy hemimelia hemimelus hemin heminephrectomy hemiopia hemiopic pupillary reaction hemipagus hemiparalysis hemiparanesthesia hemiparaplegia hemiparesis hemiparesthesia hemiparetic hemipelvectomy hemipenes hemipeptone hemiplegia hemiplegic gait Hemiptera hemirachischisis hemisacralization hemisection hemisectomy hemisensory hemisomus hemispasm hemisphere hemispherectomy Hemispheric Disconnection Syndrome hemispherium hemistanding hemisystole hemiteras hemithorax hemithyroidectomy Hemitragus hemivertebra hemivertebrata hemiwalking hemizona assay			Hemionids Hemionus Hemiopia Hemiopia hemiopic pupillary reaction hemiopic pupillary reaction hemiopic pupillary reaction hemiopic pupillary reaction hemiopic pupillary reaction Hemiorthotype hemipagus hemiparalysis hemiparanesthesia hemiparaplegia hemiparasite hemiparasite hemiparasites hemiparasites hemiparasitic hemiparasitic Hemiparasitic Plant hemiparesis hemiparesis hemiparesthesia hemiparetic hemipelagic hemipelagic region hemipelagic sediment hemipelagite hemipelvectomy hemipenes Hemipenis Hemipenis Hemipeplidae Hemipeptone Hemipeptone Hemiphlegia Hemiphlegia Hemiphlegia Hemiphractinae hemiplegia hemiplegia hemiplegia hemiplegic hemiplegic hemiplegic hemiplegic gait hemiplegic gait hemiplegic gait hemiplegic gait Hemiplegic migraine hemiplegics hemiplegics hemiplegics Hemiplegy hemipode hemipode hemipodes hemipodes hemiprism Hemiprocnidae

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