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  • head & body oval
    D: 1st spine small, projects forwards
    teeth: front - notched incisors, side 2 rows molars
  • head small, profiles convex
    D 1st spine points forwards
    tail base - no blotch
    front incisors not notched
    upper molars - 3 rows
  • head deep, steep profile
    deep below eye
    front teeth = canines
    rear nostril = slit
    A 9-11
  • head small, pointed, profiles convex
    tail base: black blotch
    teeth = plain incisors at front, 3 rows molars at side
  • head deep, round profile
    not deep below eye
    front teeth = canines
    rear nostril oblong
    A 8
  • head deep, steep top profile
    D: 1st spine small, projects forwards
    front teeth: flat incisors, narrow, narrower at base, in close-set bands