| Species |
Midbody scale rows |
Ventrals |
Paired /Single Sub- Caudals |
Total Sub- Caudals |
Anal Shield Divided/ Entire |
No of Upper Labials |
No of Upper Labials entering the eye |
No of Pre- Oculars |
No of Post- Oculars |
Lower labials |
Temporals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dendroaspis angusticeps | 19 (17/21) |
201-232 | P | 99-126 | D | 7-9 | 4 | 3 | 3-5 | 9-11 | 2+3 variable |
| Dendroaspis polylepis | 23-25 (21) |
248-281 | P | 109-132 | D | 7-10 | 4 (3+4) |
3 (4) |
3/4 (2/5) |
11-13 (10/14) |
2+3 variable |
| NOTE: | ( ) = Rarely | + = And | / = Or | * = Scales around the eye |
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