TABLE 1 in A new species of the genus Dibamus Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (Squamata: Dibamidae) from the driest and hottest place of Vietnam

TABLE 1. Meristic and mensural (in mm) data from the type series of Dibamus tropcentr sp. nov. and examined specimens of D. smithi. For character abbreviations see Materials and methods. Values in bold are potentially diagnostic with respect to Dibamus smithi; (—) = data unavailable; (*) = tail is damaged; rud. = rudimentary. Data on NHMUK 1946.8.21.25–9 taken from Greer (1985).
SpeciesDibamus tropcentr sp. nov.Dibamus smithiSpecimen IDZMMU Re- 17443ZMMU Re- 17444ZMMU Re-17572ZMMU Re- 17573ZMMU Re- 17574VRTC NAP-13639ZMMU Re-17575NHMUK 1946.8.21.25–9 (n=5)ZMMU Re- 6467Type statusholotypeparatypeparatypeparatypeparatypeparatypeparatypetype series—Sexfmffffmm, fmSVL (mm)81.569.18196.251.685.187108.061.0TL (mm)22.819.520.720.8*12.625.623.4—4.95*TL/SVL28.0%28.2%25.5%21.6%*24.4%30%26.9%21–24%—HL (mm)2.202.212.352.212.012.002.31—2.09HL/SVL2.7%3.2%2.9%2.3%3.9%2.4%2.7%—3.4%HW (mm)1.641.631.761.681.411.471.88—1.85HW/HL74.5%73.8%74.9%76%70.1%73.5%81.4%—88.5%HH (mm)1.401.301.391.40.99-1.35——E-N (mm)1.000.980.970.960.880.860.93—1.16E-S (mm)1.261.251.331.31.241.41.37—1.42IN (mm)0.590.580.590.620.540.620.64—0.55OI (mm)1.151.121.221.291.131.291.39—1.19FSW (mm)0.860.830.930.880.770.91.05—1.41FSL (mm)0.380.560.630.510.310.620.67—0.61FNSW (mm)0.820.850.940.730.870.910.9—0.90FNSL(mm)0.320.400.420.410.350.440.47—0.25IPW (mm)0.640.490.440.540.440.690.42—0.54NSW (mm)0.570.420.470.420.460.60.46—0.33IPW/NSW112.3%116.7%93.6%128.6%95.7%115%91.3%130–200%163.6%BW (mm)2.212.162.072.361.332.122.17—2.36FSW/FNSW104.9%97.6%98.9%120.5%88.5%98.9%116.7%150–230%156.7%MBSR2020191919212018–1919PHSR24232323232423—24Specimen IDZMMU Re- 17443ZMMU Re- 17444ZMMU Re-17572ZMMU Re- 17573ZMMU Re- 17574VRTC NAP-13639ZMMU Re-17575NHMUK 1946.8.21.25–9 (n=5)ZMMU Re- 6467VSR19191818181918—19VEN227220198219219224215——SC64656456*64646459–6114*PO22222221-22PIS333334322MSLnot enlargednot enlargednot enlargednot enlargednot enlargednot enlargednot enlargedenlargedenlargedLTBincomplete band on neckcomplete band at tail baseabsentcomplete band at tail baseincomplete band on neckcomplete band at midbody, incomplete band closer to ventcomplete band at midbody——LSrud.rud.rud.rud.rud.rud.rud.absentabsentNSrud.rud.rud.rud.rud.rud.rud.rud.rud.RSrud.rud.rud.rud.rud.rud.rud.absentabsentSL111111111IL111111111HLL—1.65————2.47—2.00SPIP333333344
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