In biology, testicondy in a species is the condition of having testicles situated within the abdomen as the normal anatomy of that species.[1] Testicondy can be further classified into primary testicondy and secondary testicondy.[clarification needed] The testes of mammals such as monotremes, elephants,[2] sirenians and cetaceans are testicond.[3]

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  1. ^ Benton, Michael J. (2008-11-27). The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction. OUP Oxford. pp. 150–. ISBN 9780199226320.
  2. ^ Lombardi, Julian (2012-12-06). Comparative Vertebrate Reproduction. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4615-4937-6.
  3. ^ Bernd Würsig; J.G.M. Thewissen; Kit M. Kovacs (27 November 2017). Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0-12-804381-3.