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Ventralls S186 |. 5ccos.d selene scsi sis obi eiele ala isats ateyetoters de sareelare frenatus 
Apical scale pit present, tail length >26% of total 
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Scale pit absent, tail length <23% of total length ......2.....: 
Subcaudal's: >743+ >26: maxi] lary. teeth... .\4525%%7. SNR 2A juliae 
Subeaudalis <723 <2? maxillary teeth -....2050..5--» . epinephelus 
Banded dorsal pattern, occasionally a combination bands 
and reticulations; ventrals and subcaudals always 
checkered with black and red or yellow ...............eeeeeee 
Salt and pepper dorsal pattern, obscure in Amazon 
populations; venter light with some dark edging in 
all populations except Amazon, where large black 
checkered marks are present; Amazon population 
usually with dusky throats and white subcaudals, 
subcaudals of other populations white or dark edged ......... 
SEES RASERDRERETSES SSE E EE ESS cee eee Ae ee Ren miliaris 
Light body bands widened laterally into broad triangles ........ 
Se a ee ee ee longiventris 
Light&bedyLbands- of-equal-width: ..2<025 055. 55255..2087 5 cobellus 
Lateral -edge: of: ventrals«unmarked:s..<2.2..025%. 545.08 2790% 08% 
Lateral edge of ventrals marked with black ...................-. 
Dorsum with or without posterior lateral black stripes; 
S13 LMacd lary: teeth: «2% 6255.8s0 es ese eae se 2 eT Re. 
Dorsum with three dark lines from head to tail; 
<l3imaxillary-teeth-<:. 02 38e .2tel tee. R eS Cee ORs paucidens 
Posterior lateral black stripe present on body and tail ........ 
Stripe absent .WOlie’. FG. 087. OCs. AIRS. GELS. ORS ee sake. TEP Ie. Tee 
Nine infralabials; <2] maxillary teeth; tail length 
about: 22e10f (COCA “WENGUhi <-.0:50 sce sc siete cm oir ae ecinc melanotus 
Ten infralabials; >21 maxillary teeth; tail length 
about -26%: of -total-length:<cscccscccccssscssescseast reginae 
Subcaudals >74; dorsum uniform color or variable, but 
never -green or olive green «ssscsscsccs. 3 SOSFI8. 259. 2805. 188: 
Subcaudals <73; dorsum olive green or green, with or 
without reddish dorsal stripe and small dorsolateral 
black spots ... 2029. 98. 28. STeI20. Folge 5. PORIE. SS ISS e: jaegeri 
Ventraiis: <1l6775.. 39. 2E08. Jeo. Se as Tae Aaa AS SR aes eS juliae 
Ventrals >782°92. 925. 08. 25 L200) S8208. ORS. Os 8. Ie. SSR. perfuscus 
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