Systematics of the Dendrophidion nuchale complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from Central America Author Cadle, John E. Author Savage, Jay M. text Zootaxa 2012 3513 1 50 journal article 44277 10.5281/zenodo.282529 e2125526-fe06-427d-bae8-f752ff034cf4 1175-5326 282529 2D771791-67EB-48A2-BB44-FD4B7F428723

TABLE 1. Taxonomic data for species of the Dendrophidion nuchale complex. Body proportions, segmental counts, scale

	Dendrophidion nuchale (W. Peters)	Dendrophidion clarkii Dunn	Dendrophidion rufiterminorum new species
Largest Specimens: Total Length, SVL Male Female	1208, 748 1225 + tip, 782	1521, 909 1550+, 942	1423+, 951 1561, 987
Adult SVL (> 500 mm) Male Female	508–748 648.4 ± 86.48 (13) 665–782 727.0 ± 47.09 (5)	631–909 760.9 ± 99.89 (13) 556–942 764.5 ± 125.57 (16)	607–951 799.4 ± 123.71 (11) 529–987 846.0 ± 147.54 (6)
Tail Length /Total Length Male Female	0.37–0.40 0.38 ± 0.01 (12) 0.36–0.39 0.38 ± 0.013 (4)	0.34–0.40 0.38 ± 0.021 (14) 0.34–0.41 0.39 ± 0.018 (11)	0.35–0.37 0.36 ± 0.008 (7) 0.35–0.38 0.37 ± 0.011 (5)
Tail Length /SVL Male Female	0.58–0.66 0.62 ± 0.026 (12) 0.57–0.65 0.61 ± 0.033 (4)	0.52–0.68 0.61 ± 0.052 (14) 0.52–0.69 0.64 ± 0.045 (12)	0.55–0.60 0.58 ± 0.020 (8) 0.55–0.61 0.58 ± 0.022 (5)
Maxillary Teeth	39–44 42.3 ± 2.05 (15)	36–52 44.4 ± 3.48 (18)	35–43 38.3 ± 2.37 (15)
Dorsal Scales	17–17–15 (32) 18–17–15 (1) 19–17–15 (3)	17–17–15 (44) 19–17–15 (3)	17–17–15 (25)
Ventrals Male Female	149–160 156.2 ± 4.74 (22) * 153–165 159.5 ± 3.80 (13)	158–175 165.0 ± 3.91 (25) * 163–172 167.2 ± 2.77 (22)	161–170 164.6 ± 2.81 (17) 165–174 168.0 ± 3.15 (12)
Subcaudals Male Female	136–150 142.5 ± 4.50 (17) 137–147 141.2 ± 3.49 (10)	139–161 148.4 ± 5.82 (17) 139–159 148.9 ± 5.79 (13)	138–152 143.3 ± 4.25 (12) 136–149 142.4 ± 3.75 (9)
Total Segmental Counts (Ventrals + Subcaudals) Male Female	287–317 298.7 ± 8.51 (17) 290–308 300.7 ± 6.15 (10)	303–331 312.0 ± 7.38 (17) 302–328 316.5 ± 7.67 (13)	302–319 308.0 ± 5.34 (10) 302–319 310.0 ± 5.45 (9)
Dorsocaudal reduction, 8 to 6 (subcaudal number) Male Female	27–54 41.4 ± 7.08 (22) 27–50 40.2 ± 7.46 (13)	27–65 49.5 ± 10.66 (22) 28–63 51.0 ± 9.66 (21)	55–77 69.3 ± 5.73 (16) 46–79 63.8 ± 10.40 (12)
Anal plate (number of specimens)	Single: 18 Divided: 17 Partially divided: 1	Single: 8 Divided: 36 Partially divided: 1	Single: 23 Divided: 1
Dorsal scales, posterior reduction (ventral number)
Male	85–102 95.3 ± 5.44 (24) *	83–103 96.5 ±5.63 (22) ***	89–95 91.6 ± 1.69 (20)
Female	96–102 98.5 ± 1.85 (8)	97–115 99.6 ± 19.42 (24)	90–100 93.8 ± 3.00 (9)
Preoculars	1/1 (32) 1/2 (3) 2/2 (3)	1/1 (45)	1/1 (27)
Postoculars	2/2 (31) 2/3 (6) 3/3 (1)	2/2 (44) 3/3 (1)	2/2 (27)
Primary temporals	1 (2) 2 (72)	1 (2) 2 (88)	2 (54)
Secondary temporals	1 (8) 2 (68)	1 (4) 2 (88)	2 (54)
Supralabials, supralabials touching eye	8, 3–5 (2) 9, 4–6 (74)	8, 3–5 (3) 8, 4–5 (2) 8, 4–6 (1) 9, 4–6 (84) 10, 4–6 (1) 10, 5–7 (1)	9, 4–5 (1) 9, 4–6 (48) 9, 5–6 (1) 10, 4–6 (1) 10, 5–7 (1)
Infralabials	9 (8) 10 (53) 11 (6) 12 (1)	8 (4) 9 (21) 10 (63) 11 (2) 12 (1)	9 (5) 10 (46) 11 (2)