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  • snout short
    D 28-44
    side body ridge joints top tail ridge
    C 10
    pectoral 13-16
    lower body & tail ridges joined
    no A
    brood pouch under tail
    female: long, spiny anal papilla
  • head 9.2% SL
    snout short, depth 59% length
    snout - dark stripe
    dark blotch behind eye
    D 21-27
    blotched & mottled
    sometimes white rings
    no A
  • head 11% SL
    snout medium, depth 30% length
    snout whitish above, red below
    D 22-27
    body - white spots, in vertical rows; tail - white bars
    no A
  • snout medium, white/unpigmented
    tail rings 24-31