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  • back: large black, orange & white ocellus
  • red reticulating lines
    pelvis wide, spine bases well separated
    teeth: 1 row
    D origin behind pectoral base
  • pink + rows dark spots & 2 yellow stripes
    teeth: 1 row
    D origin behind pectoral base
    pelvis narrow, spine bases in contact
  • convex between eyes
    head profile steep
    pink + yellow stripes (5-8 thick or ~12 thin)
    skin over eyes: 0 patches scales
  • flat between eyes
    head profile not v steep
    tan + 3 pink stripes
    skin over eyes: 1-2 patches scales