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. 2008 Sep 5;363(1508):3413–3426. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0120

Table 1.

Summary of the distinguishing morphological characteristics between the three Brachylophus species.

B. bulabula B. fasciatus B. vitiensis
maximum body size 193 mm 182 mm 235 mm
nasal shape circular elongate/elliptical elliptical
nasal colour yellow orange but not covering entire scale yellow-orange with colour extending to surrounding scales
nostril shape round or slightly elliptical and in the centre of nasal scale slit like and in the centre of nasal scale, offset dorsally elliptical and off-centre in a frontal–ventral direction in nasal scale
nuchal stripe wide and U shaped spotting rather than a stripe thinner and V shaped
parietal eye enlarged, elongated and coloured small, nondescript enlarged, elongated and coloured
mean no. femoral pores X=30, s.e.=1.3 X=24, s.e.=1.0 X=31, s.e.=1.0
crest height X=2.1 mm, max=4 mm X=1.4 mm, max=2 mm X=6.5 mm, max=10 mm
colour pattern sexual dimorphism extreme with males displaying striking bands and females lacking bands extreme with males displaying striking bands and females lacking bands very subtle to non-existent with both sexes displaying striking bands
eye colour red iris orange-red iris tan–gold iris