systematics of snakes of the dipsas oreas complex - BioOne

TABLE 1.
CONTINUED.
Dipsas ellipsifera
Loreal pattern 3 (N 16)
4(N 2)
Dipsas elegans
3(N 24)
4(N 2)
Preoculars 0 (N 2)
1(N 17)
0(N 2)
1(N 24)
Postoculars 2 (N 18) 1 (N 2)
2(N 23)
Primary temporals 2 (N 18) 1 (N 4)
2(N 20)
3(N 1)
Secondary temporals 2 (N 3)
3(N 15)
Supralabials (touching eye) 6 (3–4) N 1
6 (4) N 1
7 (3–5) N 1
7 (4–5) N 10
8 (4–5) N 3
8 (4–6) N 1
8 (5–6) N 1
2(N 4)
3(N 20)
4(N 1)
6 (3–4) N 2
6 (4–5) N 1
7 (3–5) N 1
7 (4–5) N 10
8 (3–5) N 1
8 (4–5) N 3
8 (4–6) N 4
8 (5–6) N 1
9 (4–6) N 1
9 (4–7) N 1
Ecuador
1(N 12)
2(N 18)
5(N 4)
0(N 18)
1(N 16)
2(N 19)
3(N 13)
4(N 2)
1(N 9)
2(N 21)
3(N 4)
2(N 3)
3(N 24)
4(N 6)
7 (3–5) N 7
7 (4–5) N 6
8 (3–5) N 4
8 (4–5) N 1
8 (4–6) N 13
9 (4–6) N 1
9 (4–7) N 1
Dipsas oreas
Total sample
1(N 12)
2(N 44)
5(N 5)
6(N 13)
0(N 44)
1(N 30)
1(N 4)
2(N 39)
3(N 31)
4(N 2)
1(N 13)
2(N 42)
3(N 18)
4(N 1)
2(N 4)
3(N 47)
4(N 22)
6 (2–4) N 1
6 (3–4) N 2
7 (3–4) N 1
7 (3–5) N 16
7 (4–5) N 18
8 (3–4) N 1
8 (3–5) N 6
8 (4–5) N 10
8 (4–6) N 16
9 (4–6) N 1
9 (4–7) N 1
Intralabials 8 (N 1) 8 (N 1) 9 (N 1) 9 (N 1)
9(N 1)
10 (N 12)
11 (N 4)
9(N 3)
10 (N 10)
11 (N 6)
10 (N 5)
11 (N 15)
12 (N 12)
10 (N 7)
11 (N 20)
12 (N 31)
Number of dorsal bands/
blotches on body
30–39
34.2 3.56 (N 9)
12 (N 5)
26–46
34.3 5.81 (N 13)
13 (N 2)
19–30
24.9 2.96 (N 17)
13 (N 16)
17–30
22.6 3.38 (N 34)
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The largest female of D. oreas is the holotype of Leptognathus andrei Sauvage, from measurements reported by Kofron (1982: 49) (not examined
for this study).
Dipsas oreas Complex in Ecuador and Peru • Cadle 79