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Table 1. Body mass, snout-vent length (SVL), and dorsal blotch number in 

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Sex N_ Body mass (g) SVL (cm) Dorsal blotches 



Male 38 94.9 ± 9.6 44.2 ± 1.8 21.8 ± 0.27 



Female 28 140.6 ± 14.5 54.4 ± 2.7 23.7 ± 0.37 



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Accepted 5 August 1985 



