Table 3. Analysis of sexual shape dimorphism in Pachyhynobius shangchengensis.
Results of ANCOVA comparing 14 traits of sexes relatively to snout-vent lentgth (SVL).
| Characters | F | P | Sex bias |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head length | 15.351 | <0.001 | M |
| Head width | 33.297 | <0.001 | M |
| Tail length | 29.143 | <0.001 | M |
| Tail height | 0.652 | 0.421 | n.s |
| Tail width | 8.199 | 0.005 | M |
| Eye diameter | 0.133 | 0.716 | n.s |
| Internarial space | 1.359 | 0.246 | n.s |
| Intercanthal space | 12.793 | 0.001 | M |
| Length of forelimb | 26.299 | <0.001 | M |
| Length of hindlimb | 10.784 | 0.001 | M |
| Distance between limbs | 16.333 | <0.001 | F |
| Cloaca length | 0127 | 0.723 | n.s |
| Forelimb width | 18.030 | <0.001 | M |
| Hindlimb width | 8.519 | 0.004 | M |
Notes.
- M
- male bias
- F
- female bias
- n.s
- no sex bias