The skeleton consists of a skull, a hyoid bone, spine and ribs though a few species retain a vestige of the pelvis and rear limbs in the form of pelvic spurs.
ðə skˈɛlᵻtən kənsˈɪsts əvə skˈʌl, ɐ hˈaɪɔɪd bˈoʊn, spˈaɪn ænd ɹˈɪbz ðˌoʊ ɐ fjˈuː spˈiːsiːz ɹᵻtˈeɪn ɐ vˈɛstɪdʒ ʌvðə pˈɛlvɪs ænd ɹˈɪɹ lˈɪmz ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv pˈɛlvɪk spˈɜːz.