"Interestingly, di erent auditory sensitivities were recorded for species of the genus Chamaeleo versus the genus Trioceros, with T. hoehnelii and T. jacksonii having poorer auditory performance than all species of Chamaeleo (Wever, 1968, 1969a). Moreover, severing of the columella decreased hearing performance in species of the genus Chamaeleo but not Trioceros. This was explained by a di erence in the sound-reception mechanisms in the two genera. Whereas aerial sounds are received by the pterygoid plate embedded in the tissues at the side of the head in species of Chamaeleo (Wever, 1968, 1969b), this system is dysfunctional in Trioceros because of the lack of the anterior pro- cess of the extracolumella (Wever, 1969a)"...
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