Table 1.

Dimensions of the microornamentation of Corallus hortulanus scales

Location of the scale	Position on the scale	Mean (nm)	Standard deviation	Number of objects measured
Dorsal	Caudal–middle (Fig. 2a)
	Length of the groove	740	189	29
	Width of the groove	352	61	29
	Distance between grooves	107	31	62
	Cranial (Fig. 2b)
	Length of the groove	410	62	21
	Width of the groove	367	46	21
	Distance between grooves	133	12	19
Lateral	Middle (Fig. 2c)
	Length of the groove	773	214	31
	Width of the groove	356	68	31
	Distance between grooves	90	15	37
Ventral	Middle (Fig. 2e)
	Length of the groove	258	116	39
	Width of the groove	106	22	39
	Distance between grooves	285	46	66
	Distance between ridges (crest to crest)	327	45	51
	Cranial (Fig. 2f)
	Diameter of the groove	230	48	46
	Distance between grooves	236	45	89