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Table 1 Number of bones of the axial skeleton of the sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii gratus)

From: Morphological and morphometric studies on the axial skeleton of the sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii gratus)

Bones

Number

Skull

1

Mandible

1

Sternum

5

Ribs

26 (13 pairs)

Cervical vertebra

7

Thoracic vertebra

13

Lumbar vertebra

6

Sacral vertebra

4

Caudal vertebra

10–14

Total average:

73–77 (Av. 75)