Multiple choice

The vestiges of hind limbs are found in

  1. Pitviper

  2. Hydrophis

  3. Python

  4. All the above

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Explanation

Pythons, like other snakes in the family Boidae, possess vestigial hind limbs visible as small spurs near the cloaca. These are remnants of their lizard-like ancestors and are used during mating. These pelvic spurs are more developed in males and are the only external evidence of their four-legged evolutionary history. Sea snakes (Hydrophis) and pit vipers show no such vestigial structures.

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