Table 4. Morphometrics of Elaphe sauromates and E. urartica sp. nov.
| Character (in mm except SVL/TL and SVL/HL) | Elaphe sauromates | Elaphe urartica sp. n. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||||||
| N | Range | Mean ± SD | N | Range | Mean ± SD | N | Range | Mean ± SD | N | Range | Mean ± SD | |
| Snout-vent length (SVL) | 23 | 714–1,250 | 937±152 | 14 | 710–1,187 | 929 ± 160 | 15 | 650–970 | 795 ± 80 | 7 | 700–970 | 861 ± 97 |
| Tail length (TL) | 20 | 166–323 | 235 ± 42 | 13 | 135–253 | 196 ± 36 | 15 | 146–245 | 201 ± 27 | 7 | 150–235 | 182 ± 31 |
| Total length | 20 | 892–1,503 | 1,164 ± 191 | 13 | 845–1,439 | 1,115 ± 196 | 15 | 796–1,193 | 996 ± 104 | 7 | 850–1,205 | 1,043 ± 123 |
| SVL/TL | 20 | 3.43–5.29 | 3.98 ± 0.48 | 13 | 4.13–5.31 | 4.72 ± 0.40 | 15 | 3.46–4.45 | 3.99 ± 0.29 | 7 | 4.13–5.65 | 4.79 ± 0.20 |
| Head length (HL) | 10 | 24.1–34.6 | 29.3 ± 2.9 | 10 | 24.5–33.0 | 28.6 ± 3.0 | 7 | 25.4–31.0 | 27.9 ± 2.0 | 5 | 26.3–31.5 | 29.3 ± 2.4 |
| SVL/HL | 10 | 28.52–40.06 | 31.74 ± 3.18 | 10 | 28.41–36.38 | 32.43 ± 2.87 | 7 | 27.30–37.80 | 29.06 ± 3.87 | 5 | 22.30–33.92 | 29.61 ± 4.61 |
| Head width (inter-ocular) | 10 | 9.8–13.9 | 12.2 ± 1.2 | 10 | 10.5–15.0 | 12.1 ± 1.5 | 7 | 11.0–13.4 | 12.1 ± 1.0 | 5 | 11.0–13.1 | 12.1 ± 1.0 |
| Pileus length | 19 | 20.0–31.9 | 25.6 ± 3.4 | 12 | 21.0–31.6 | 24.0 ± 3.2 | 9 | 21.1–27.1 | 24.4 ± 2.0 | 5 | 23.4–27.1 | 25.3 ± 1.7 |
| Pileus width | 13 | 12.9–20.1 | 15.9 ± 2.1 | 5 | 12.1–17.5 | 13.9 ± 2.3 | 9 | 12.3–16.2 | 4.0 ± 1.4 | 5 | 12.5–14.8 | 13.5 ± 0.9 |
| Rostrum height | 13 | 4.0–6.9 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 5 | 4.1–6.8 | 5.0 ± 1.1 | 9 | 3.6–6.1 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 5 | 4.1–4.4 | 4.3 ± 0.1 |
| Rostrum width | 13 | 6.4–10.2 | 7.8 ± 1.1 | 5 | 6.1–9.4 | 7.3 ± 1.2 | 9 | 5.7–7.8 | 6.9 ± 0.8 | 5 | 6.1–8.0 | 7.2 ± 1.0 |
| Inter-nostril width | 13 | 6.3–10.5 | 8.3 ± 1.3 | 5 | 7.0–10.0 | 8.0 ± 1.2 | 9 | 5.6–8.9 | 7.1 ± 1.1 | 5 | 6.5–8.3 | 7.5 ± 0.8 |
| Eye diameter | 13 | 4.3–6.5 | 5.5 ± 0.7 | 5 | 4.7–6.1 | 5.4 ± 0.6 | 9 | 4.2–6.6 | 4.9 ± 0.7 | 5 | 4.8–5.5 | 4.9 ± 0.3 |
| Supraocular plate width | 13 | 3.6–6.9 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 5 | 4.0–6.1 | 4.9 ± 0.8 | 9 | 3.8–5.1 | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 5 | 4.3–4.7 | 4.5 ± 0.2 |
| Frontal plate length | 13 | 8.1–12.5 | 9.2 ± 1.1 | 5 | 7.3–10.5 | 8.2 ± 1.3 | 9 | 6.2–8.5 | 7.5 ± 0.9 | 5 | 6.9–8.3 | 7.6 ± 0.5 |
| Frontal plate width | 13 | 5.6–8.6 | 6.8 ± 0.8 | 5 | 5.5–7.4 | 6.5 ± 0.7 | 9 | 5.7–6.7 | 6.2 ± 0.4 | 5 | 5.2–6.5 | 5.8 ± 0.5 |
| Anterior inframaxillar scute length | 13 | 7.6–14.1 | 10.0 ± 1.9 | 5 | 7.8–11.6 | 9.1 ± 1.5 | 9 | 6.7–9.7 | 8.0 ± 1.0 | 5 | 6.8–7.8 | 7.5 ± 0.4 |
| Posterior inframaxillar scute length | 13 | 6.5–12.5 | 8.8 ± 2.0 | 5 | 6.3–10.2 | 8.1 ± 1.7 | 9 | 5.2–8.5 | 6.8 ± 1.2 | 5 | 5.4–6.8 | 5.7 ± 0.6 |
Note:
Plates on the left side were measured.