Aspects of scutellation character states and statistically analyzed meristic characters were compared using 27 of 29 specimens of A.

Our purpose was to provide evidence on the specific identity of the unusual lizard and document its existence with photographs in addition to descriptions of color pattern, scutellation , meristic, and body size characters.

Exploration of morphological variation in some island species like Anolis oculatus from the Lesser Antilles, suggest that habitat heterogeneity may create natural selection pressures that determine, partially, variation in scutellation and body proportions (Malhotra & Thorpe 1997, Knox et al.

A contribution to the surgical anatomy of the water snake, Natrix sipedon sipedon; the location of the visceral endocrine organs with reference to ventral scutellation . Anat Rec.

Variation of nucal scutellation pattern of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus Cuvier 1807) in La Ventanilla, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Effects of temperature on development of scutellation in the garter snake, Thamnophis elegans atratus.

We used color pattern, scutellation , and meristic characters to identify UADZ 8477 as diploid A.

rodecki TABLE 1 Means, standard error and mean comparison (t-Student) of each scutellation character determined in two A.

-- Variation in size and scutellation among the three subspecies of C.

Size, Color, Scutellation , and Meristic Characters--We measured snout-vent length of A.