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) — —