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. 2016 Jan 18;6(3):800–809. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1883

Table 1.

The 11 characters used to distinguish individuals of Slater's skink, and frequencies of alternate character states, from 30 individuals

Character Value Frequency Description
1 Number of ear lobules 3 0.04
4 0.75
5 0.21
2 Temporal scale marks 0 0.07 Number of discrete, dark markings on the largest temporal scale
1 0.82
2 0.11
3 Temporal scale marks 0 0.43 Discrete, dark markings on the largest temporal scale touch (1) or do not touch (0) the scale's edge
1 0.57
4 Supralabial scales 3 0.64 Number of discrete, dark markings on any of the eight supralabial scales
4 0.27
5 0.09
5 Infralabial scales 0 1.00 Presence (1) or absence (0) of discrete, dark markings on each of the seven infralabial scales
1 0.00
6 0 0.96
1 0.04
7 0 0.66
1 0.34
8 0 0.36
1 0.64
9 0 0.55
1 0.45
10 0 0.46
1 0.54
11 0 0.88
1 0.13