On the taxonomy of Uropeltis petersi (Beddome, 1878) (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) and description of a new, closely related species from the Western Ghats of India Author Gower, David J. Natural History Museum, London SW 7 5 BD, UK & Department of Zoology, Central University of Kerala, Kerala, 671320, India text Zootaxa 2023 2023-07-24 5319 1 103 119 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5319.1.7 journal article 57782 10.11646/zootaxa.5319.1.7 68f403c4-bc30-424c-ba79-25ff74010bd5 1175-5326 8182235 9CDB9FD9-890C-4C66-BD4E-FCBE89372137

TABLE 3 continued. Morphometric (in mm) and meristic data for referred specimens of Uropeltis tricuspida sp. nov.. Dash indicates data not recorded.

Collection	CAS	CAS	CAS	CAS	CAS	CAS	CAS	CAS	CAS	CAS	CAS
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Number	244 447	244 443	244 444	244 886	244 888	244 889	244 436	244 437	244 438	244 439	244 440
Sex	F	F	M	F	F	F	M	M	F	M	M
TL	131	211	168	262	ca.207	ca.135	152	206	188	165	134
Tail L	4.9	7.0	8.1	8.4	-	-	9.6	10.4	6.7	9.3	6.9
Tail L as % of TL	3.8	3.3	4.8	3.2	-	-	6.3	5.0	3.6	5.6	5.1
MbW	5.0	7.4	5.7	-	-	-	5.8	6.2	5.6	6.3	4.9
TL/MbW	26.2	28.5	29.5	-	-	-	26.2	33.2	33.6	26.2	27.3
Head L	4.5	5.6	5.0	6.2	-	-	4.7	5.5	5.1	4.9	4.4
Head L as % of SVL	3.6	2.8	3.1	2.4	-	-	3.3	2.8	2.8	3.1	3.5
Head W	3.5	4.3	4.2	4.8	-	-	3.7	4.0	4.0	3.7	3.5
Rostral L	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rostral-frontal distance	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ventrals	176	182	172	182	182	179	172	174	185	171	173
Subcaudals (fused)	7,6 (0)	8,8 (0)	12,12 (0)	6,6 (0)	7,8 (0)	8,9 (0)	12,12 (0)	11,11 (3)	7,6 (0)	11,11 (0)	11,12 (2)
Small scales overlapped by anals	2,2	2,2	2,2	2,2	-	-	3,2	2,2	2,2	2,2	2,2