TABLE 1 in Damonia crassiceps Gray, 1870, a junior synonym of Mauremys nigricans (Gray, 1834) (Testudines: Geoemydidae)

TABLE 1. Characters useful for comparing the illustrations of Damonia crassiceps to male Malayemys spp. and male Mauremys nigricans. SampleNredstripesing/axIP/IH*IF/IP*IAN/IG*Damonia crassiceps3presentfine (P C?)long4.97 ± 0.56 (4.62–5.61)0.94 ± 0.00 (0.94)0.78 ± 0.01 (0.77–0.79)Malayemys khoratensis8absentdistinct (S I N)same1.40 ± 0.17 (1.20–1.67)1.16 ± 0.06 (1.08–1.25)0.93 ± 0.21 (0.71–1.25)Malayemys macrocephala26absentdistinct (S I N P)same0.96 ± 0.23 (0.67–1.86)1.55 ± 0.30 (1.13–2.08)1.10 ± 0.19 (0.72–1.65)Malayemys subtrijuga13absentdistinct (S I N P)same1.38 ± 0.21 (1.00–1.78)1.05 ± 0.16 (0.79–1.40)1.06 ± 0.10 (0.90–1.20)Mauremys nigricans13presentvariable (P C)long2.53 ± 0.82 (1.49–4.68)1.09 ± 0.09 (0.92–1.26)0.83 ± 0.15 (0.54–1.09) *mean value, one standard deviation, and range (in parentheses). red: red coloration of the head, throat, and limbs; stripes: pattern of stripes present on the head (S = supraocular; I = infraorbital; N = nasal; P = postocular; C = complex); ax/ing: relative size of the inguinal scute to the axillary scute (long = inguinal much larger than axillary; same = inguinal and axillary roughly equal in size); IP/IH: interpectoral seam to interhumeral seam ratio; IF/IP: interfemoral seam to interpectoral seam ratio; IAN/IG: interanal seam to intergular seam ratio.