TABLE 3 in Report of stray sightings of Dendrelaphis proarchos (Wall, 1909) (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Surat, Gujarat, western India

TABLE 3. Morphological comparison of the Surat Dendrelaphis specimens with geographically/morphologically/genetically relevant congeners. Maximum value is specified alongside morphological traits such as TBL, EYED, and WVERT, denoting the maximum length or measurement of the respective morphological feature. The values for certain symmetrical scalation features listed here with (L+R) indicate the combined count of scales on both the left and right sides of the individuals. CharacterD. proarchos Surat (n=7)D. ashoki (n=7)D. bifrenalis (n=16)D. biloreatus (n=7)D. cyanochloris (n=24)D. girii (n=5)D. pictus (n=57)D. proarchos (n=46)D. tristis (n=26)Max. TBL11501025104090014301020120012101343DS15:15:9 or 1115 or 16:15:9 or 1115:15:9–1113: 13:9–1115–16:13–15:1115–17:15:1115–16:15:9 or 1115:13–15:9 or 1115:15:9 or 11V185–194164–180167–173190–203186–206166–173166–178173–198178–198SC139–142151–162145–155137–152134–156140–147113–147131–156117–136SL (L+R)1816–181816–1817–1914–1816–2017–1916–19SLCE4–64–744–64–545–64–64PO (L+R)5 or 644444 or 643–74T (L+R)11–129–1410–127–128–146–87–165–165–8L (L+R)224444222SUBL (L+R)4–67–104–544–62–54–74–104AP100% UndividedDividedDividedDividedDividedDividedDivided40% UndividedDividedMax. EYED5.64.64.33.34.1–4.94.955.16.1Max. WVERT53.13.0--2.92.83.14.13.4STRIPE 1132433223STRIPE 2222221221BS-EYE121112112BS-PNPRO2111–211122