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  • pore behind rear nostril over eye
    D & A = low crests on tail
    tail: ~1/2 TL, tip hard, pointed
    lower jaw: pale blotches + pores in white spots
  • snout blunt, jaws short
    brown + pale irregular network of lines
    top jaw 4 pores
    teeth triangular, serrated, no canines
  • rear nostril = hole over front edge eye
    brown + pale star blotches, tip of tail yellow
    tail: ~1/2 TL, point blunt
    D & A = low crests on rear of tail