Table 5.
Meristic character state and color pattern of species in the Cnemaspis siamensis group. Measurements are taken in millimeters and measurement abbreviations are defined in the text. Key: – = data unavailable, w = weak.
| Characters/Species | C. lineatubercularis sp. nov. | C. adangrawi | C. chanardi | C. huaseesom | C. kamolnorranathi | C. omari | C. phangngaensis | C. punctatonuchalis | C. roticanai | C. siamensis | C. thachanaensis | C. vandeventeri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 19 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| Maximum SVL | 41.8 | 44.9 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 37.8 | 41.3 | 42.0 | 49.6 | 47.0 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 44.7 |
| Supralabial scales | 8–9 | 10 | 8–10 | 7–10 | 8–9 | 8–9 | 10 | 8 | 8–9 | 8–9 | 10–11 | 8–9 |
| Infralabial scales | 8–9 | 9 | 8 | 6–9 | 7–8 | 7–8 | 10 | 7–8 | 7–8 | 6–8 | 9–11 | 7–9 |
| Ventral scales keeled (1) or smooth (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | w,0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No. of pore-bearing precloacal scales | 4–7 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 3–6 | 4 | 0 | 3–6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Precloacal scales pore-bearing continuous (1) or separated (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| Precloacal pores elongate (1) or round (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| No. of paravertebral tubercles | 19–21 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 18–24 | 19–24 | 22–29 | 22 | 24–27 | 25–27 | 19–25 | 15–19 | 25–29 |
| Paravertebral tubercles linearly arranged (1) or more random (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | w,0 | w | w,0 | 1 | w | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tubercles present (1) or absent (0) on lower flanks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | w,1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No. of 4th toe lamellae | 27–29 | 26–28 | 26–29 | 21–31 | 24–28 | 25–28 | 29 | 29–31 | 26–29 | 24–26 | 24 | 24–28 |
| Ventrolateral caudal tubercles anteriorly present (1) or not (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lateral caudal furrows present (1) or absent (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Subcaudal keeled (1) or smooth (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Single median row of keeled subcaudals (1) or smooth (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | w | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | w |
| Enlarge median subcaudal scales row (1) or not (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | w | 0 | 0 | 1 | w | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Caudal tubercles restricted to a single paravertebral row on each side (1) or not (0) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| No. of postcloacal tubercles in males | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1 | 2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0 | 1–3 |
| Subtibial scales keeled (1) or smooth (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0,1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Subcaudal region yellow present (1) or not (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ventral pattern sexually dimorphic present (1) or not (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dorsal color pattern sexually dimorphic (1) or not (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |