TABLE 3 in Taxonomy of the Rhampholeon boulengeri Complex (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Five New Species from Central Africa's Albertine Rift

TABLE 3. Summary of meristic and mensural characters in specimens of Rhampholeon plumptrei sp. nov., R. nalubaale sp. nov., and R. bombayi sp. nov. Linear measurements (in mm) and scale counts are given as mean ± standard deviation, followed by range in parentheses. See Materials and Methods for explanation of character abbreviations.
Rhampholeon plumptrei sp. nov.Rhampholeon nalubaale sp. nov.Rhampholeon bombayi sp. nov.MalesFemalesFemalesMalesFemalesn = 18n = 18n = 19n = 14n = 22SVL42.5 ± 7.3 (27.7–53.3)50.8 ± 6.3 (30.3–60.2)49.4 ± 5.2 (39.3–56.2)41.5 ± 5.3 (31.0–47.6)47.9 ± 5.2 (40.8–59.1)TL12.3 ± 2.2 (9–15.7)11.9 ± 1.4 (8.3–13.9)11.9 ± 1.3 (8.8–13.9)12.9 ± 2.8 (9.3–18.9)11.4 ± 0.9 (10.0–13.4)ToL54.8 ± 8.9 (37.5–68.4)62.7 ± 7.2 (38.6–72.6)61.4 ± 6.3 (48.1–69.5)54.4 ± 7.4 (40.3–63.9)59.3 ± 5.2 (51.7–70.1)HL13.4 ± 1.7 (10.6–16.3)15.1 ± 1.3 (11.5–16.6)15.2 ± 1.3 (12.3–16.9)13.5 ± 1.5 (10.6–15.1)14.6 ± 0.9 (13.0–16.9)HW7.7 ± 1.1 (5.6–9.6)8.6 ± 0.9 (5.6–9.6)8.2 ± 0.7 (6.6–9.4)7.7 ± 0.7 (6.3–8.7)8.2 ± 0.5 (7.6–9.5)HH7.1 ± 0.7 (5.8–8.3)7.8 ± 0.7 (6.5–10.3)7.7 ± 0.8 (5.6–8.9)7.0 ± 0.6 (5.9–7.9)7.5 ± 0.5 (6.2–8.5)ML8.5 ± 1.2 (6.3–10.9)9.8 ± 0.9 (8.3–11.8)9.9 ± 1.1 (7.8–11.6)8.6 ± 1.0 (6.2–10.0)9.5 ± 0.8 (8.2–11.6)CE6.5 ± 0.9 (5.1–7.9)7.1 ± 0.5 (5.6–8.0)7.2 ± 0.6 (5.7–8.1)6.6 ± 0.7 (5.3–7.5)6.9 ± 0.4 (6.4–7.9)SL4.7 ± 0.7 (3.4–5.9)5.3 ± 0.5 (3.9–6.2)5.4 ± 0.5 (4.2–6.3)4.5 ± 0.5 (3.7–5.1)5.2 ± 0.6 (4.2–7.2)ED4.1 ± 0.7 (2.7–5.6)4.4 ± 0.5 (3.4–5.3)4.5 ± 0.4 (3.4–5.2)4.1 ± 0.6 (3.1–4.9)4.2 ± 0.3 (3.8–5.0)CC5.8 ± 0.8 (3.9–6.9)6.0 ± 0.5 (4.9–6.9)5.7 ± 0.6 (4.5–6.6)5.6 ± 0.8 (3.9–6.9)5.7 ± 0.5 (4.8–6.7)IL22.1 ± 4.5 (11.6–28.0)28.6 ± 3.7 (17.1–33.8)27.3 ± 3.4 (20.0–31.3)21.3 ± 2.7 (15.8–24.7)25.8 ± 3.2 (21.1–32.4)FLL8.9 ± 1.4 (6.3–10.9)9.8 ± 0.8 (7.8–11.0)9.9 ± 1.4 (6.9–12.7)8.8 ± 1.2 (6.4–10.7)9.6 ± 0.7 (8.8–11.3)HLL8.4 ± 1.5 (5.7–10.6)9.3 ± 0.9 (6.5–10.8)9.3 ± 1.1 (6.6–11.0)8.4 ± 1.3 (5.9–10.3)9.0 ± 0.7 (8.1–10.7)UL93.1 ± 5.9 (82–101)96.6 ± 8.4 (80–110)92.5 ± 5.9 (76–102)94.3 ± 6.2 (88–106)94.8 ± 8.3 (78–108)LL92.8 ± 5.8 (84–104)93.8 ± 5.7 (84–104)92 ± 4.1 (86–98)89.3 ± 7.8 (72–100)91.6 ± 6.3 (80–106)RP1.4 ± 0.4 (0.9–2.1)1.4 ± 0.2 (0.9–1.8)1.5 ± 0.2 (1.0–1.9)1.4 ± 0.4 (0.9–2.0)1.4 ± 0.3 (0.9–1.9)TL/SVL0.29 ± 0.04 (0.20–0.35)0.23 ± 0.03 (0.20–0.28)0.24 ± 0.02 (0.21–0.27)0.31 ± 0.05 (0.24–0.44)0.24 ± 0.03 (0.18–0.30)