| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philothamnus angolensis | 15 | 149-170 | P | 87-120 | D (E) | 8-10 | 4-6 variable |
1 (2) |
2 (1/3) |
9/10 (8/11) |
variable |
| Philothamnus hoplogaster | 15 | 140-165 | P | 73-106 | D | 8 (7/9) |
4+5 variable |
1 (2) |
2 (3) |
9-11 | 1+1 variable |
| Philothamnus natalensis natalensis | 15 | 156-182 | P | 108-130 | D | 8/9 | 4+5;5+6 variable |
1 | 2 (3) |
10/11 (9/12) |
2+2 variable |
| Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis | 15 | 154-177 | P | 111-135 | D | 8/9 | 4+5;5+6 variable |
1 (2) |
2 (3) |
8-11 | 2+2 variable |
| Philothamnus ornatus | 15 | 147-174 | P | 85-106 | D | 8; (9/10) |
3-5 variable |
1 | 2 (3) |
9-11 | 1+1 (1+2);(2+1) |
| Philothamnus semivariegatus | 15 | 175-204 | P | 122-166 | D | 8-12 | 4-6 variable |
1 | 2 | 9-12 | 2+2 variable |
| NOTE: | ( ) = Rarely | + = And | / = Or | * = Scales around the eye |
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