List of descriptors

IndexNameNumber of statesNumber of pictures
1. Shape of crest of insertion of temporal muscles (upper part of the parietal) 3 3
2. Premaxillary-frontal contact 2 0
3. Posterior extension of the frontal bones, from post-orbital process to post-orbital constriction 2 0
4. Interorbital constriction 3 0
5. Staphylinal fissure 2 0
6. Ventral inflation of the caudal entotympanic bone (ceb) 3 0
7. Premaxillary-maxillary suture position in relation to cusp of P1 2 0
8. Maxillary-palatine suture position in relation to main cusp of P3 3 0
9. General aspect of the dentition 2 0
10. m2 2 0
11. M2 3 0
12. Flattening of the anterior region of the mandible 2 0
13. m1 talonid 2 0
14. P3 lingual cusp 2 0
15. Ratio head + body / tail length 3 0
16. Central depression of the forefeet 2 0
17. Number of teats 2 0
18. Cortex of dorsal guard hair (spatula) 2 0
19. Cross section shape of dorsal guard hair (base of spatula) 2 0
20. Margin of the scales located in the middle of the spatula of dorsal guard hair 2 0
21. Shape of the scales located between the base and the middle of dorsal guard hair 3 0
22. Pair of wide median nuchal stripes 2 0
23. Coat of hindfoot 3 0
24. Coat of upper leg 2 0
25. Coat of inner upper leg 2 0
26. Spots on upper leg 3 0
27. Coat of forefoot 3 0
28. Coat of upper arm 3 0
29. Mid-dorsal crest 2 0
30. Length of hairs on tail 2 0
31. Tip of the tail 2 0
32. Chin 3 0
33. Sagital (nuchal) crest 2 0
34. Rings on tail 2 0
35. Number of bright rings on tail (not included, if present: i) short, distal bright ring, and ii) last bright ring covered with dark) 9 0
36. Relative width of the bright rings over the dark rings (middle of tail, dorsal view) 4 0
37. Shape of the first dark rings of the tail 2 0
38. Distal part of the tail 3 0
39. "Dirty"stripe longitudinally crossing the rings of the upper part of the tail 2 0
40. Dorsal spots 2 0
41. Longitudinal coalescence of the first row of dorsal spots (contiguous to mid-dorsal line) 4 0
42. Density of distribution of dorsal spots 2 0
43. Mid-dorsal line 2 0
44. Mid-dorsal line, pattern 2 0
45. Mid-dorsal line, coloration 2 0