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. 2017 Jul 18;5:e3581. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3581

Table 1. Morphometric data of L. microcephalum (n = 14) and L. scutigerum (n = 12) specimens.

All measures are in millimeters.

Specimens Species TL D CBL MW TCW MWR
1/2012 L. microcephalum 360 13.7 20.8 12.5
3/2012 L. microcephalum 333 15 22.3 9
4/2012 L. microcephalum 294 16.2 16.2 12.5
5/2012 L. microcephalum 354 16 18.7 9
8/2012 L. microcephalum 370 17.5 22.3 12.3
9/2012 L. microcephalum 364 20 20.5 13.7
10/2012 L. microcephalum 298 16.2 18.5 10
1/2017 L. scutigerum 428 11.7 14.8 6.5
ZUFRJ240 L. microcephalum 260 13.1 14.3 8.2 5.1 5.5
ZUFRJ249 L. microcephalum 430 18.4 16.8 9.6 7 7.3
ZUFRJ285 L. microcephalum 463 20.6 18.9 11.1 7.3 8
ZUFRJ467 L. microcephalum 466 19.1 19.1 10.7 7.3 8.1
ZUFRJ468 L. microcephalum 326 10.5 14.2 7.9 4.9 5.2
ZUFRJ1320 L. microcephalum 490 16.4 20 12.7 7.5 8
ZUFRJ1321 L. microcephalum 425 17.6 18.8 10.2 7.2 7.7
MNRJ4036 L. scutigerum 481 12.4 17.5 9.8 8 8.5
MNRJ4037 L. scutigerum 489 15.3 17.9 9.4 7.8 8.1
MNRJ4038 L. scutigerum 408 10.4 14.7 7.4 5.9 5.9
MNRJ4458 L. scutigerum 490 12.5 17.8 9.7 8.2 8.3
MNRJ4490 L. scutigerum 390 10.7 14.1 7.4 5.6 5.6
MNRJ4791 L. scutigerum 443 10.7 16.8 8.8 7.3 7.3
ZUFRJ550 L. scutigerum 375 10.7 14.5 7.3 5.8 6.3
ZUFRJ1399 L. scutigerum 413 11.8 14.8 7.8 6 6.5
ZUFRJ1401 L. scutigerum 467 13.7 18 9.4 8.3 8.4
ZUFRJ1417 L. scutigerum 462 14.9 17.6 9.7 7.6 8
ZUFRJ1511 L. scutigerum 514 12.8 16.7 8.8 7.2 7.8

Notes.

Body measures

TL
total length
D
diameter

Skull measures

CBL
condylo-basal length
MW
maximum width
TCW
tranversal crest
MWR
maximum width of the rostral region

Scientific Collections

MNRJ
Museu Nacional da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
ZUFRJ
Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

The first nine animals were recorded and released back into the wild and are identified by the number of specimen/year of recording.