| The division of a protozoan into two cells and the splitting of a worm into two halves may be regarded as cases of autotomy. |
| This is perhaps because any injury between the tip of the meropodite and the point of autotomy invariably causes a breakage at the latter point. |
| I could not assess at what point during the predation encounters the lizards employed autotomy. |
| As in crustaceans, autotomy must be done before a critical period so that there is sufficient time to regenerate the appendage before the next ecdysis. |
| A feature which the skink shares with many other lizards is autotomy, that is the shedding of the tail in order to flee from the predator. |
| Lizards have a variety of antipredator adaptations, including running and climbing, venom, camouflage, tail autotomy, and reflex bleeding. |
