Table 2. Color pattern, measurements (in mm) and scutellation of both eastern and western populations of Sphaerodactylus samanensis.
| Eastern Population | Western Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n = 7) | Females (n = 17) | Males (n = 9) | Females (n = 19) | |||
| Coloration of the Ocular Halo | Pearl/ Bluish pearl | Copper yellow | Pearl blue/Pearl | Pearl yellow/copper yellow | ||
| Scapular ocelli | Present/Absent | Present | Absent | Present | ||
| Coloration of dorsal bands | Dark Brown/ Yellowish brown | Dark brown | − | Dark brown | ||
| SVL (mm) | 25.1–28.6 (26.8 ± 1.18) | 14.6–28.1 (22.3 ± 5.0) | 24.8–28.1 (26.7 ± 0.9) | 21.0–29.7 (26.1 ± 2.1) | ||
| Number of head stripes | 0–0 (0 ± 0.0) | 2–4 (3.8 ± 0.4) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | 2–4 (3.8 ± 0.4) | ||
| Number of neck bands | 0–1 (0.5 ± 0.5) | 1–1 (1.0 ± 0) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | 1–2 (1.2 ± 0.4) | ||
| Escutcheon scales (length) | 3–4 (3.2 ± 0.4) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | 3–5 (3.7 ± 0.6) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | ||
| Escutcheon scales (wide) | 10–13 (11.5 ± 0.9) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | 10–17 (12.2 ± 2.0) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | ||
| Escutcheon scales (total) | 25–32 (28.4 ± 2.5) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | 30–39 (35.7 ± 2.9) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | ||
| Number of dorsal bands | 0–4 (2.8 ± 1.9) | 3–4 (3.1 ± 0.3) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | 3–6 (4.3 ± 0.6) | ||
| Number of scales per dorsal band | 0–6 (3.8 ± 1.8) | 3–7 (5.0 ± 1.2) | 0–0 (0 ± 0) | 3–3 (3.0 ± 0) | ||
| Number of scales in contact with 2nd infralabial | 2.5–5.5 (4.1 ± 0.8) | 4.5–7 (5.1 ± 0.6) | ||||