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  • head & nape: broad, pointed dark stripe
    back & Ds: dark saddles
    denticle crests: top & bottom edges of C
  • shoulder & body: 2 rows round, light edged blotches
    C 2 dark saddles + dark tip
    denticle crests: only top edge of C
    A base < 14% TL
  • 3-6 dark, pale edged saddles behind D1
    2 rows round blotches: eye to A
    C with 2 dark bars
    denticle crests: only top edge of C
    A base < 14% TL
  • head to under D2: row large, round blotches
    eye to A: row large, round blotches
    denticle crests: only top edge of C
    A base = / > 14% TL
  • saddles & blotches outlined by black dots
    few/no white spots
    D2 < D1
  • dark + dark saddles
    few/no dark spots
    D2 < D1
  • inconspicuous dark saddles + white spots
    D2 < D1