Table 1 in Two new species of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus) endemic to the Louisiade and Tanimbar Archipelagos with a key to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus

Table 1. Definitions of, and abbreviations used for, measurements, mensural ratios, and scale counts.
SymbolDescriptionMeasurementsAHead length from snout to anterior dorsal margin of tympanumBHead width at maximum span of postorbital archCHead depth at midpoint of orbitDHead–neck length from tip of snout to gular foldEBody length from gular fold to cloacaFTail length from cloaca to tip of tailGFacial length from centre of nostril to anterior margin of orbitHSnout length from tip of snout to centre of nostrilTLTotal lengthSVLSnout to vent lengthMensural ratios1Relative tail to body length – F/ SVL10Relative head length to head width – A/B11Relative head length to head height – A/CScale countsSMidbody scale rowsXYDorsal scale rows from posterior margin of tympanic recess to anterior margin of hind limbsTRows of ventral scales from gular fold to anterior margin of hindlimbsXRows of dorsal scales from posterior margin of tympanic recess to gular foldmScales around neck at anterior margin of gular foldNRows of ventral scales from tip of snout to gular foldPScales from rictus to rictus across dorsum of headQScales around tail baseRScales around tail counted at 1/3 of tail length from the baseDORNumber of dorsal scale rows from the last occipital scale to a pointdorsal to the posterior margin of the cloacaVENVentral scales from the gular fold to the anterior margin of the cloaca