Table 3.
Morphometric measurements and comparisons between L.guinanensis sp. nov. and L.ventripunctata. “*” indicates p-value < 0.05; JZS = Jinzhongshan National Nature Reserve; SD = Standard deviation.
| Characters | p-value from Mann-Whitney U test | L.guinanensis sp. nov. | L.ventripunctata (JZS) | L.ventripunctata (paratypes; Fei et al. 1992) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Males (n = 4) | Female (n = 10) | Males (n = 5) | Females (n = 4) | Males (n = 10) | |
| New species vs L.ventripunctata | New species vs L.ventripunctata | Range (mean ± SD) (mm) | Range (mean ± SD) (mm) | Range (mean ± SD) (mm) | Range (mean ± SD) (mm) | Range (mean) (mm) | |
| SVL | 0.014* | 0.005* | 30.5–32.5 (31.8 ± 0.9) | 38.7–41.8 (39.8 ± 1.5) | 24.0–26.9 (26.0 ± 1.2) | 32.0–34.5 (33.4 ± 1.1) | 25.5–28.0 (26.5) |
| HL | 0.806 | 0.011* | 11.0–11.8 (11.3 ± 0.4) | 14.0–15.3 (14.6 ± 0.4) | 8.7–9.7 (9.3 ± 0.4) | 11.1–12.0 (11.4 ± 0.4) | 9.2–10.0 (9.6) |
| HW | 0.142 | 0.048* | 11.0–11.6 (11.4 ± 0.3) | 14.0–15.5 (14.7 ± 0.6) | 8.5–9.3 (9.0 ± 0.4) | 11.1–12.5 (11.6 ± 0.6) | 9.0–9.5 (9.5) |
| SNT | 0.462 | 0.396 | 4.6–5.4 (4.9 ± 0.3) | 5.1–6.5 (5.9 ± 0.4) | 3.4–4.2 (3.8 ± 0.4) | 4.6–4.9 (4.8 ± 0.1) | 4.0–4.2 (4.1) |
| ED | 0.014* | 0.396 | 4.6–5.1 (4.9 ± .02) | 5.2–5.9 (5.6 ± 0.2) | 3.2–3.6 (3.5 ± 0.2) | 4.3–5.1 (4.7 ± 0.4) | 3.6–4.0 (3.8) |
| IOD | 0.806 | 0.480 | 3.1–3.9 (3.5 ± 0.4) | 3.7–4.3 (4.0 ± 0.3) | 2.5–3.1 (2.9 ± 0.2) | 2.9–3.2 (3.0 ± 0.1) | 2.9–3.3(3.0) |
| IN | 0.014* | 0.258 | 3.4–4.1 (3.7 ± 0.3) | 3.7–5.0 (4.2 ± 0.4) | 2.3–2.8 (2.6 ± 0.2) | 3.2–3.8 (3.6 ± 0.3) | Unknown |
| EN | 0.086 | 0.016* | 2.1–2.8 (2.5 ± 0.3) | 2.9–3.3 (3.0 ± 0.1) | 1.4–2.0 (1.8 ± 0.3) | 2.2–2.4 (2.3 ± 0.1) | Unknown |
| TD | 0.142 | 0.120 | 1.9–2.2 (2.0 ± 0.1) | 1.7–2.9 (2.4 ± 0.4) | 1.5–2.2 (2.0 ± 0.3) | 2.0–2.7 (2.3 ± 0.4) | 1.7–2.0 (1.8) |
| TED | 0.624 | 0.048* | 1.2–1.5 (1.3 ± 0.1) | 2.0–2.8 (2.3 ± 0.3) | 0.8–1.3 (1.1 ± 0.2) | 1.3–1.8 (1.6 ± 0.2) | Unknown |
| TIB | 0.327 | 0.005* | 15.2–15.9 (15.5 ± 0.4) | 18.5–19.4 (19.0 ± 0.3) | 12.0–12.8 (12.3 ± 0.3) | 13.9–15.2 (14.6 ± 0.5) | 11.4–13.3 (12.1) |
| FLL | 0.014* | 0.480 | 14.4–15.4 (14.9 ± 0.5) | 17.9–19.4 (18.8 ± 0.6) | 12.3–13.3 (12.9 ± 0.4) | 14.9–16.9 (15.5 ± 0.9) | 12.1–14.2 (12.9) |
| THL | 0.462 | 0.157 | 13.0–15.8 (14.5 ± 1.5) | 18.2–19.6 (18.7 ± 0.5) | 11.4–13.1 (12.2 ± 0.8) | 14.6–16.6 (15.2 ± 0.9) | Unknown |
| ML | 0.221 | 0.322 | 7.8–8.4 (8.1 ± 0.2) | 9.3–10.2 (9.8 ± 0.4) | 6.3–6.6 (6.4 ± 0.1) | 7.1–8.7 (7.8 ± 0.7) | 6.4–7.3 (7.0) |
| PL | 1.000 | 0.032* | 13.4–15.8 (14.4 ± 1.2) | 15.4–19.0 (17.4 ± 1.5) | 11.4–12.1 (11.7 ± 0.3) | 12.8–14.7 (13.7 ± 0.9) | 10.7–12.5 (11.4) |
| FEM | 0.327 | 0.671 | 1.2–1.5 (1.3 ± 0.1) | 1.4–2.2 (1.8 ± 0.3) | 0.8–1.5 (1.2 ± 0.3) | 1.2–1.6 (1.4 ± 0.2) | Unknown |