TABLE 2. Summary of lepidosis and measurements (mm) of Microlophus slevini and M. grayii. Range followed by mean ± standard deviation are presented. For each character, except maximum SVL, the t-value and corresponding pvalue (p <0.05 with asterisks) calculated with Two sample t-tests are given. Italics indicate that a t-test assuming unequal variances (i.e., p <0.05, Levene test) was performed.
| Character |
Microlophus slevini (N = 23) |
M. grayii (N = 64) |
t-value |
p-value |
| scales around midbody |
63–72 68.39 ± 2.04 |
58–77 66.28 ± 4.81 |
-2.823 |
0.006 * |
| vertebrals |
38–45 41.61 ± 2.44 |
36–50 43.21 ± 2.84 |
2.396 |
0.019* |
| postrostrals |
2–4 3.14 ± 0.56 |
2–5 3.79 ± 0.60 |
4.497 |
0.000* |
| internasals |
3–5 4.05 ± 0.38 |
3–5 3.95 ± 0.28 |
-1.225 |
0.224 |
| supralabials |
3–5 4 ± 0.30 |
3–5 4 ± 0.25 |
0.000 |
1.000 |
| infralabials |
5–6 5.52 ± 0.51 |
4–6 5.08 ± 0.37 |
-3.821 |
0.001* |
| loreals |
3–5 4.18 ± 0.66 |
2–10 5.67 ± 1.56 |
6.172 |
0.000* |
| lorilabials |
6–10 8.70 ± 1.02 |
4–11 8.22 ± 1.43 |
-1.468 |
0.146 |
| gulars |
27–39 31.86 ± 3.54 |
23–30 25.98 ± 1.74 |
-7.316 |
0.000* |
| lamellae Finger IV |
19–21 19.91 ± 0.51 |
16–21 17.86 ± 1.10 |
-11.799 |
0.000* |
| lamellae Toe IV |
25–30 27.74 ± 1.29 |
22–27 24.47 ± 0.99 |
-12.504 |
0.000* |
| head length |
14.1–19.57 16.79 ± 1.74 |
10.9–22.15 16.59 ± 2.74 |
-0.324 |
0.746 |
| head width |
10.8–15.49 13.24 ± 1.40 |
8.81–17.32 13.08 ± 2.11 |
-0.337 |
0.737 |
| head height |
8.43–14.14 10.89 ± 1.53 |
6.21–14.28 10.25 ± 1.96 |
-1.384 |
0.170 |
| interparietal width/length |
0.91–1.23 1.12 ± 0.09 |
0.95–1.49 1.15 ± 0.10 |
1.495 |
0.139 |
| distance between limbs |
24.3–39.24 30.25 ± 3.46 |
18.79–43.89 30.02 ± 6.42 |
-0.164 |
0.870 |
| hind limb length |
47.01–67.83 58.42 ± 6.55 |
35.33–73.37 56.80 ± 9.46 |
-0.756 |
0.452 |
| maximum SVL in males |
86 (N = 13) |
98 (N = 33) |
— |
— |
| maximum SVL in females |
77 (N = 10) |
71 (N = 31) |
— |
— |