Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence Author Pyron, Robert Alexander Author Wallach, Van text Zootaxa 2014 3829 1 1 81 journal article 36820 10.11646/zootaxa.3829.1.1 a4b69269-5a4c-4b5b-9f89-6b314d3ba284 1175-5326 286556 75210CDC-AC6A-4624-A6F1-1BC969BC7CAA

TABLE 5. Visceral character states comparing Malagasy Lemuriatyphlops (LEM) with Malagasy Madatyphlops (Malagasy MAD) and African Madatyphlops (African MAD), based on measurement of the specimens in Appendix II (part). Characters are as follows: data in sections (A)-(D) represent sample means as % SVL; organ lengths (PT = posterior tip) are included in section (A); organ midpoints (MP) are listed in section (B); organ gaps (GAP) and intervals (INT) are compiled in section (C); organ midpoint intervals (MP-MP INT) are included in section (D); meristic values are listed in section (E); ratios of two characters listed in (F).

Taxon	LEM	Malagasy MAD	African MAD
Sample size	n = 7	n = 36	n = 16
(A)
Right liver	25.2	27.1	31.5
Right gonad	4.4	5.6	7.2
Total gonad	8.5	10.1	13.5
Rectal caecum	1.8	2.5	2.8
Right lung	17.4	21.1	19.7
Right lung PT	50.5	52.7	53.3
Tracheal lung	17.3	18.7	17.6
Right bronchus	6.9	9.1	9.7
(B)
Total gonad MP	81.9	76.6	77.7
Right lung MP	41.9	42.1	43.4
(C)
Snout-heart INT	33.2	31.6	31.2
Heart-liver GAP	2.8	2.3	2.5
Heart-liver INT	32.6	34	38.8
Heart-gall bladder GAP	32.6	33.4	34.9
Liver-gall bladder GAP	4.6	3.9	1
Liver-gall bladder INT	31.4	32.6	34.6
Liver-kidney GAP	26.6	24.6	18.8
Gall bladder-gonad GAP	10.4	4.2	3.6
Gall bladder-kidney GAP	20.4	19.1	15.6
Gonad-kidney GAP	1.8	3.7	6.1
Kidney-vent INT	12.3	14.3	13.6
Rectal caecum-vent INT	7.8	9	10
Tracheal lung MP	19.9	18.5	18.2
(D)
Heart MP-Right lung MP INT	11	12.8	12.2
Heart MP-Liver MP INT	17.7	18.2	20.7
Liver MP-Kidney MP INT	42.5	41.6	38.9
Heart MP-Gonad MP INT	49	44.2	46.8
Trachea/bronchus MP-Kidney MP INT	70.6	68.2	68.2
(E)
Right liver segments	9.8	8.4	6.4
Right testis segments	1	5.5	4
Left testis segments	1	4.8	3.7
Total testis segments	2	10.3	7.7
(F)
Posterior liver tail/liver	0.08	0.12	0.17
Left liver/right liver	1.04	0.89	0.94