Table 5. Scale counts in E. sauromates and E. urartica sp. nov.

Character	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
Ventrals	22	199–214	205 ± 4	11	206–222	212 ± 5	12	154–206	196 ± 14	10	194–211	204 ± 6
Subcaudal scale pairs	23	64–79	75 ± 3	15	61–72	66 ± 3	19	65–74	70 ± 3	13	60–72	64 ± 4
Dorsals and temporals touching parietals	20	9–20	13 ± 3	9	11–15	13 ± 1	12	9–14	11 ± 2	10	10–15	11 ± 1
Rows of keeled scales	10	0–19	11 ± 6	6	9–20	14 ± 4	7	18–21	19 ± 1	5	19–20	20 ± 1
Preventrals	22	0–3		11	1–2		12	1–2		10	0–3
Rows of dorsals one head length posterior to the head	17	21–25		6	21–27		12	23–25		10	25
Rows of dorsals at midbody	26	23–25		16	24–25		19	23–25		13	24–25
Rows of dorsals one head length posterior to the cloaca	17	18–19		6	19–21		12	19		10	18–19
Preoculars	23	1–3		13	1–2		19	1–3		13	1–2
Loreals (tip of)	19	1–3		9	1–3		12	1–2		10	1–2
Postoculars	21	1–2		11	2		19	1–2		13	2–3
Temporals	23	1–3		15	2–3		19	2		13	2–3
Posttemporals	23	2–5		15	2–5		19	2–4		13	3–4
Labials	26	7–9		16	8–10		18	8		13	8–9
Sublabials	26	9–12		15	9–12		15	10–13		11	10–12
Gulars between posterior labials	15	10–16		6	13–15		12	13–16		10	11–16
Gulars between anterior intermaxillars	20	0–2		10	1		12	1–2		10	1–2
Gulars between posterior intermaxillars	20	0–4		10	1–4		12	2–4		10	2–5