Table 1.
Data comparison of morphological characters of adults (minimum-maximum with mean ± standard deviation) of Heremites septemtaeniatus from Pakistan and Afghanistan with those of closely related taxa from Iran (Faizi and Rastegar-Pouyani 2006). All measurements are in mm, abbreviations are defined in the materials and methods section; (NA) data not available.
| Characters | Heremites septemtaeniatus | Heremites septemtaeniatus | Heremites s. transcaucasicus | Heremitess. septemtaeniatus Iran |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Afghanistan | Iran | ||
| n = 12 | n = 1 | n = 39 | n = 9 | |
| Metric data | ||||
| SVL | 51.7–92.3 (82.9±6.9) | 92.0 | 71.2–96.5 (81.8±6.0) | 64.0–84.8 (74.6±6.9) |
| TL (complete tail n = 7) | 68.0–111.7 (97.0±15.7) | 105.8 | 72.0–129.0 (100.5±10.9) | 89.7–160.0 (112.6±30.5) |
| SVL/TL (n = 7) | 0.6–1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.2 | 0.5–0.9 |
| HL | 11.1–19.0 (16.4±2.2) | 16.5 | NA | 12.1–15.5 (13.7±1.1) |
| HW | 8.2–11.0 (9.7±0.9) | 11.0 | NA | 9.3–12.1 (10.7±0.8) |
| HL/HW | 1.6–1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8–1.3 | 1.2–1.4 |
| HW/HH | 1.2–1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1–1.5 | 1.1–1.4 |
| HH | 5.8–8.7 (7.5±1.1) | 8.1 | NA | 7.0–9.8 (8.4±0.9) |
| OD | 1.8–3.0 (2.6±0.3) | 2.8 | 1.1–2.8 (1.9±0.4) | 1.5–2.1 (1.8±0.2) |
| EL | 1.3–2.4 (1.8±0.3) | 2.2 | NA | NA |
| END | 3.5–5.1 (4.4±0.5) | 4.1 | 3.3–5.2 (4.2±0.5) | 3.4–4.7 (4.1±0.5) |
| EED | 3.6–5.6 (4.9±0.6) | 5.0 | 4.1–5.9 (5.2±0.4) | 5.0–6.1(4.9±0.5) |
| DN | 1.7–3.0 (2.2±0.4) | 2.5 | 1.9–3.6 (2.7±0.4) | 2.1–3.0 (2.5±0.2) |
| HLL | 24.3–36.1 (31.5±3.9) | 35.0 | NA | 33.7–42.0 (38.6±3.0) |
| FLL | 16.0–26.3 (22.4±2.9) | 25.1 | NA | 21.5–28.0 (25.8±1.9) |
| TrL | 22.8–46.8 (37.0±7.9) | 49.1 | 33.0–51.6 (39.2±4.4) | 27.7–40.5 (35.5±4.7) |
| SVL/TrL | 1.8–2.3 (2.0±0.1) | 1.9 | 1.8–2.4 | 1.9–2.3 |
| FrW/FrL | 0.5–0.6 (0.6±0.0) | 0.5 | NA | NA |
| FnW/FnL | 1.4–2.0 (1.7±0.2) | 1.6 | NA | NA |
| LorWa/LorWp | 0.5–1.0 (0.7±0.1) | 0.5 | NA | NA |
| IpL | 2.1–3.0 (2.5±0.0) | 3.6 | NA | NA |
| MnW/MnL | 1.6–2.0 (1.9±0.1) | 1.5 | NA | NA |
| Meristic data | ||||
| SL | 6–7 (6.9±0.3) | 6 | NA | NA |
| IL | 7–8 (7.0±0.3) | 8 | NA | NA |
| SSLE | 3–4 (3.7±0.0) | 4 | NA | NA |
| EP | 3–5 (4.0±0.6) | 5 | NA | NA |
| SAB | 35–42 (36.0±2.0) | 35 | 32–40 (36±1.8) | 31–36 (32.9±1.5) |
| DSNV | 52–60 (54.8±2.4) | 54 | NA | NA |
| VT | 62–69 (65.0±2.2) | 62 | 61–72 (66.6±2.8) | 64–70 (67.1±2.0) |
| SDL 4thT | 19–23 (21.0±1.1) | 19–21 | 16–22 (18.7±1.6) | 14–20 (17.5±1.8) |
| SDL 4thF | 14–16 (14.8±0.7) | 10–15 | 11–16 (14±1.1) | 14–21 (15.6±2.2) |
| PN | 1 | 1 | NA | NA |
| SCS | 5 | 4 | NA | NA |
| SC (n = 7) | 72–98 (85.8±9.0) | 86 | NA | NA |
| SOF | + | + | NA | NA |
| PSC | + | + | NA | NA |
| PFC | 9(+), 3 (-) | + | NA | NA |
| KDS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |