. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. 5- 1 - £tft Macroprotodon abubakeri *h n , n , p Macroprotodon mauritanicus KEY TO THE SPECIES Usually 19 scale rows at midbody 2 ( 21 or 23 scale rows at midbody M. brevis ) Body with 'textilis' pattern; maxillary teeth 4—5 in series preceeding the fangs; 'pale' collar usually indistinct or absent M. cucullatus Body with undifferentiated or 'taeniatus' pattern; 3 or 4 maxillary teeth in series preceeding the fangs; 'pale'collar nearly always present .... 3 Three maxillary teeth in series preceeding the fangs; nuchal collar divided; postorbital
. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. 5- 1 - £tft Macroprotodon abubakeri *h n , n , p Macroprotodon mauritanicus KEY TO THE SPECIES Usually 19 scale rows at midbody 2 ( 21 or 23 scale rows at midbody M. brevis ) Body with 'textilis' pattern; maxillary teeth 4—5 in series preceeding the fangs; 'pale' collar usually indistinct or absent M. cucullatus Body with undifferentiated or 'taeniatus' pattern; 3 or 4 maxillary teeth in series preceeding the fangs; 'pale'collar nearly always present .... 3 Three maxillary teeth in series preceeding the fangs; nuchal collar divided; postorbital streak often short M. mauritanicus 10-. 5 10 15 percentage of ventral number Fig. 8 Histogram showing anterior reductions (nuchal) from 21 to 19 scale rows. Percentage of ventral number (ordinate); number of specimens (abscissa). Open bars = males, solid bars = Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Natural History Museum (London). Andover : Intercept
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