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  • D&A: basal 1/3 dark, + 4-6 large dark blotches
    C clear
    eyes large, round, contiguous, pupil no cover
    D 89-95; A 78-81; C 12
    lateral scales 98-100
  • 5-8 bars; rear D & A - basal stripe; C base - dark spot
    gut cavity black
    D 89-95; A 76-84; C 12
    eyes: length > width, close-set, no pupil cover
    lateral scales 80-100
  • D&A purple-blue
    blind side: purple + dense dark dots
    D 95-102; A 80-86; C 12
    opercle & gut cavity black
    no pupil cover
    ~77-86 lateral scales
  • dark brown; D & A bases - brown stripe; tail base dark
    gut cavity black
    D 93-104; A 80-89; C 12
    elongate, uniform width front 2/3
    no pupil cover
  • elongate, width uniform
    pupil no cover
    D 105-113; A 91-98; C 14
    color uniform; peritoneum black, visible
    lateral scales 120-135
    lower jaw no crest
  • eye side plain; blind side - dense dark dots
    gut cavity dark
    D 77-85; A 64-70; C 12
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 62-70
  • 3-10 dark, narrow, strong cross-bars; C dark
    gut cavity black
    D 80-90; A 68-74; C 12
    no pupil cover
    62-75 lateral scales
  • body: 2-6 bars, with ~3-4 obvious
    +/- dark line along center mid-body
    D 83-88; A 71-75; C 12
    gut cavity black
    no pupil cover
    lateral scales 77-87
  • 4-11 strong, complete bars, black scale edges
    C - black & white ocellus
    gut cavity pale
    D 82-90; A 64-74; C 11
    lower jaw - fleshy ridge
    with pupil cover
    lateral scales 67-82