Measurements edit
- SVL: snout-vent length (from tip of snout to vent),
- TrunkL: trunk length (distance from axilla to groin measured from posterior edge of forelimb insertion to anterior edge of hindlimb insertion),
- HeadL: head length (distance between retroarticular process of jaw and snout-tip),
- HeadW: head width (maximum width of head),
- HeadH: head height (maximum height of head, from occiput to underside of jaws),
- SnEye: snout to eye distance (distance between anteriormost point of eye and tip of snout),
- NarEye: nares to eye distance (distance between anteriormost point of eye and nostril),
- OrbD: orbital diameter (greatest diameter of orbit),
- EyeEar: eye to ear distance (distance from anterior edge of ear opening to posterior corner of eye),
- EarL: ear length (longest dimension of ear),
- Interorb: interorbital distance (shortest distance between left and right supraciliary scale rows),
- ForeaL: forearm length (from base of palm to elbow),
- CrusL: crus length (from base of heel to knee),
- TailL: tail length (from vent to tip of tail),
- TailW: tail width (measured at widest point of tail).
Normally counts and measurements were made on right side of specimen
Scales edit
See full article on scales
Types of scales Scale counts
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