Skip to main content
. 2016 Jan 4;6:18625. doi: 10.1038/srep18625

Table 1. Minimum and maximum values of kinematic variables.

Species Sample size Min./max. SVL (mm) Min./max. Jaw length (mm) Min./max. Max. projection distance (mm) Min./max. Min. projection duration (ms) Min./max. Max. peak velocity (m s−1) Min./max. Max. peak acceleration (m s−2) Min./max. Max. peak muscle mass-specific power (W kg−1)
Bradypodion melanocephalum 4 (17; 2–5) 51/55 11.7/12.4 78.8/83.2 19.3/23.3 3.92/4.29 920/1,100 4,920/5,840
B. occidentale 2 (10; 5–5) 92/93 20.6/21.7 94.1/117.6 25.3/28.0 3.86/4.20 561/565 2,880/3,160
B. pumilum 4 (18; 3–6) 63/70 12.9/17.2 83.6/116.5 26.7/34.7 3.74/3.91 589/813 3,020/4,140
B. sp. “emerald” 5 (35; 5–10) 69/88 16.3/18.7 111.1/146.7 29.0/34.0 3.66/4.59 518/944 2,600/5,720
B. thamnobates 6 (35; 5–10) 53/96 13.3/20.1 97.1/141.6 20.0/38.7 2.91/4.27 490/907 1,802/4,680
Brookesia superciliaris 2 (6; 1–5) 40/45 10.3/11.8 68.8/93.5 17.7/19.7 4.41/4.96 1,350/1,400 7,920/9,080
Calumma p. parsonii 1 (8) 194 43.7 199.7 39.0 4.94 417 2,880
Chamaeleo calyptratus 5 (45; 5–10) 125/140 30.0/34.1 101.0/195.8 26.3/39.3 3.43/4.61 305/514 1,612/3,480
Furcifer lateralis 1 (2) 77 20.2 109.8 32.3 4.07 726 4,080
F. oustaleti 3 (13; 3–5) 189/198 43.5/49.3 175.0/267.6 47.3/54.6 3.57/4.82 286/453 1,410/2,980
Kinyongia fischeri 2 (9; 4–5) 103/114 23.3/24.2 177.2/179.0 37.0/41.3 4.50/4.83 580/661 3,820/4,420
K. tenuis 1 (8) 60 15.3 101.7 12.3 4.85 1,140 7,820
Rhampholeon acuminatus 2 (4; 1–3) 54/55 11.8/12.0 81.5/97.1 22.7/23.3 4.82/5.19 1,170/1,300 7,720/8,840
R. spinosus 2 (12; 4–8) 47/47 11.6/11.9 111.3/116.0 18.3/22.7 5.05/5.32 1,770/2,590 12,100/14,040
Rieppeleon brevicaudatus 7 (17; 1–6) 45/55 11.5/14.2 37.0/101.0 9.7/18.7 3.60/5.41 1,090/1,620 5,120/11,620
Trioceros cristatus 1 (10) 108 24.3 165.5 36.7 4.70 763 5,220
T. hoehnelii 3 (12; 2–7) 75/88 17.9/23.0 110.7/203.3 31.0/48.3 4.03/4.28 751/757 3,480/4,500
T. jacksonii xantholophus 1 (2) 100 24.5 160.5 34.0 4.43 641 4,140
T. johnstoni 1 (3) 115 25.2 193.0 47.7 4.60 608 4,000
T. montium 2 (13; 5–8) 93/107 20.8/23.7 159.0/175.8 33.3/39.3 4.21/4.49 670/701 3,920/4,560

The total number of individuals is presented for each species, as well as the total number of feedings gathered from each species and the range of feedings per individual (in parentheses separated by a semicolon) in the sample size column.

Reported values represent the range of individual maximal performance for each species.