... kinds of cranial kinesis have been reported for lizards, including mesokinesis, metakinesis, amphikinesis (simultaneous mesokinesis and metakinesis) and streptostyly. Streptostyly is considered relatively widespread within lizards, whereas mesokinesis has been documented only for geckos, varanids...

... or actively controlling upper jaw movements. 29 5 1984 © 1985 by Company of Biologists 1985 Mesokinesis lizards strain gauge. The skulls of many reptiles, including living lizards and snakes and numerous fossil forms, have specific areas of potential movement. Such movement...