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From: Form and Function of the skin glands in the Himalayan newt Tylototriton verrucosus

Fig. 1

Scanning electron micrographs showing the skin surface (a, b) and sections through the skin (c, d) of T. verrucosus. a Overview of the skin surface in the dorsal trunk region with numerous gland pores (indicated by arrows). b Detail showing a single gland pore and surrounding epithelial cells. c Section through the left parotoid gland. Note the densely packed granular (poison) glands indicated by arrows. d Section through the dorsal trunk region with roundish poison glands just beneath the epithelium. De, dermis; Ep, epithelium, GG, granular gland

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