TABLE 3. Sexual variation in scutellation and measurements of Microlophus slevini. Range followed by mean ± standard deviation are presented.
Character Females (N = 10) Males (N = 13)
scales around midbody 63–70 67.80 ± 2.10 66–72 68.85 ± 1.95
vertebrals 38–45 42.50 ± 2.42 38–44 40.92 ± 2.33
postrostrals 2–4 3.11 ± 0.60 2–4 3.15 ± 0.55
internasals 4–5 4.11 ± 0.33 3–5 4.00 ± 0.41
supralabials 3–4 3.90 ± 0.32 4–5 4.08 ± 0.28
infralabials 5–6 5.70 ± 0.48 5–6 5.38 ± 0.51
loreals 4–5 4.56 ± 0.53 3–5 3.92 ± 0.64
lorilabials 8–10 9.20 ± 0.92 6–10 8.31 ± 0.95
gulars 27–32 29.90 ± 1.73 27–39 33.64 ± 3.88
lamellae Finger IV 19–20 19.60 ± 0.52 20–21 20.15 ± 0.38
lamellae Toe IV 25–29 27.20 ± 1.23 26–30 28.15 ± 1.21
head length 14.10–17.26 15.33 ± 1.20 16.21–19.57 17.80 ± 1.27
head width 10.80–13.42 12.03 ± 0.86 12.70–15.49 14.08 ± 1.03
head height 8.43–11.89 9.59 ± 1.09 10.23–14.14 11.79 ± 1.08
interparietal width/length 1.07–1.23 1.17 ± 0.06 0.91–1.19 1.07 ± 0.09
distance between limbs 24.30–30.69 28.28 ± 1.96 27.69–39.24 31.77 ± 3.65
hind limb length 47.01–65.27 53.26 ± 6.04 56.67–67.83 62.39 ± 3.46
maximum SVL 77 86