| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehelya capensis capensis | 15 (17) |
193-224 | P | 44-58 | E | 7 (6/8) |
3+4 | 1 (2) |
1/2 | 8 (7) |
1+2 |
| Mehelya nyassae | 15 | 165-184 | P | 51-77 | E | 7 (6) |
3+4 | 1 (2) |
1 | 8 (7) |
1+2 (1+3) |
| Mehelya vernayi | 19 | 256-268 | P | 60-68 | E | 7 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 (2) |
8 | 1+2 |
| NOTE: | ( ) = Rarely | + = And | / = Or | * = Scales around the eye |
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