Table 5.

Measurements and scale counts and body proportions of Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov.

Voucher	SYS r002534	IVPP OV 2721
Sex	female	female
SVL	785.2	307.5
TaL	182.3	62.5
TL	967.5	370.1
TaL/TL	0.19	0.17
HL	26.5	17.64
HW	18.1	11.14
HW/HL	0.68	0.63
ED	3.2	2.8
RW	7.1	3.4
RH	4.5	2.0
RW/RH	1.58	1.70
RW/HW	0.39	0.31
DSR	21-21-17	21-21-17
SPL	8/7	8/8
IFL	10/9	11/11
CS	4 (2 pairs)	4 (2 pairs)
V	204	202
SC	67	67/68
MT	11 (9+2)	11 (9+2)
Dorsal blotches	61 (49+12)	65(46+19)