Table 4 in A consolidated phylogeny of snail-eating snakes (Serpentes, Dipsadini), with the description of five new species from Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama

Table 4. Differences in coloration, scale counts, and size between Dipsas vermiculata and D. welborni sp. nov. The range of each continuous variable is from our own sample, Peters (1960), and Vera-Pérez (2020). The numbers in parentheses represent the sample size. VariableDipsas vermiculataDipsas welborni sp. nov.Background color of ventral surfacesAlways whiteUsually yellow, occasionally pale yellowish whitePrefrontals fusedNo (partially fused in ZSFQ 5060)YesRows of spines on hemipenis body (asulcate surface)1-2 rows of curved spines2 rows of straight spines followed by 2-3 rows of curved spinesSexMales (n = 8)Females (n = 3)Males (n = 7)Females (n = 3)Maximum SVL515 mm501 mm542 mm595 mmMaximum TOL735 mm701 mm689 mm876 mmVentral scales181-192173-174181-193177-179Subcaudal scales103-11399-103107-116105-106