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<figureCitation id="E9DE58DAFF85BA11FAC3FF03FE82FF0D" box="[151,258,187,213]" captionStart-0="FIGURE" captionStart-1="FIGURE 2" captionStart-2="FIGURE 3" captionStartId-0="3.[151,201,1820,1846]" captionStartId-1="4.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionStartId-2="5.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1435,179,1796]" captionTargetBox-1="[182,1405,181,1920]" captionTargetBox-2="[169,1418,181,1920]" captionTargetId-0="figure-15@3.[151,1435,179,1796]" captionTargetId-1="figure-22@4.[182,1405,181,1920]" captionTargetId-2="figure-15@5.[169,1418,181,1920]" captionTargetPageId-0="3" captionTargetPageId-1="4" captionTargetPageId-2="5" captionText-0="FIGURE 1. Lectotype (by present designation) of Uropeltis petersi, BMNH 1946.1.16.75 (formerly BMNH 78.1.11.3). Upper row head in (left to right) dorsal, right lateral, left lateral and ventral views. Lower row tail in dorsal, right lateral, left lateral and ventral views. Scale bar increments in millimetres." captionText-1="FIGURE 2. Paralectotype of Uropeltis petersi, BMNH 1946.1.17.9. Upper row head in (left to right) dorsal, left lateral, right lateral and ventral views. Lower row tail in dorsal, left lateral, right lateral and ventral views. Scale bar increments in millimetres." captionText-2="FIGURE 3. BMNH 1946.1.17.7 previously considered a possible syntype of Uropeltis petersi, but here considered a referred specimen of that species. Upper row head in (left to right) dorsal, left lateral, right lateral and ventral views. Lower row tail in dorsal, left lateral, right lateral and ventral views. Scale bar increments in millimetres." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8182237" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8182239" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8182241" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/8182237/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/8182239/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/8182241/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Figs. 13</figureCitation>
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;
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,
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.
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<subSubSection id="39FF17D4FF85BA11FA93FE47FDB5FC35" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="715A445FFF85BA11FA93FE47FDB5FC35" blockId="1.[151,1437,259,1870]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FA93FE47FE24FDC1" bold="true" box="[199,420,511,537]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Revised diagnosis.</emphasis>
A species of
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11F810FE47FD2DFDC1" box="[580,685,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Uropeltis</emphasis>
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that differs from all congeners except
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<taxonomicName id="B6E53FDCFF85BA11FE25FDB8FB4FFDC1" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1875" box="[1137,1231,511,537]" class="Squamata" family="Uropeltidae" genus="Uropeltis" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="liura">U. liura</taxonomicName>
,
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and
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in having 17 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, nasals that make contact along the midline posterior to the rostral, and that lack a flattened or mildly longitudinally convex tail shield composed of matt scales with substantial keels—instead having a strongly longitudinally convex tail tip with scales bearing low, inconspicuous ridges. Differs from
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11F84BFD28FDF6FD71" box="[543,630,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">U. liura</emphasis>
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in having fewer ventral (156163 versus&gt;172) and subcaudal scales (5 6 and 1011 versus 79 and
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males and females, respectively), in having typically two versus three small, non-subcaudal scales overlapped by each anal shield, and in lacking yellow dots on most of the body scales on the dorsum. Differs from
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in having fewer ventral scales in females (156162 versus 163174) and fewer subcaudal scales (56 and 1011 versus 610 and
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males and females, respectively). Differs from
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FFD5FC98FF7FFC85" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">U. maculata</emphasis>
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in having fewer subcaudal scales (
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females and
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males versus 79 and 1113, respectively), fewer and less sexually dimorphic ventrals (156163 and 157163 versus 163174 and
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females and males, respectively) and in lacking large yellow spots or blotches laterally on the anterior end of the body.
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FF67FC33FF63FC11" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Uropeltis petersi</emphasis>
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is distinct from these three phenotypically superficially similar congeners (and all other species) also in DNA sequence data (
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Sampaio
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FBF9FC6CFE65FC35" box="[429,485,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">et al.</emphasis>
2023
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="39FF17D4FF85BA16FA93FC4FFA9AFF21" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="109" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="715A445FFF85BA11FA93FC4FFD12FA3D" blockId="1.[151,1437,259,1870]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FA93FC4FFEBBFBC9" bold="true" box="[199,315,1015,1041]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Remarks.</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF85BA11FB16FC4FFD80FBC9" author="Beddome, R. H." box="[322,512,1015,1041]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" pagination="154 - 155" refId="ref7761" refString="Beddome, R. H. (1878) Descriptions of new Uropeltidae from southern India, with remarks on some previously described species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 46, 154 - 155. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1878. tb 07946. x" type="journal article" year="1878">Beddome (1878)</bibRefCitation>
did not specify the number of type specimens used for the description of
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FF69FC4FFF63FBED" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Silybura petersi</emphasis>
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but, given that the number of ventral scales was reported as “155 to 158” and the number of subcaudal scales as “ten to twelve pairs”, it is clear that there was more than
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.
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McDiarmid
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FE1CFBF8FB02FB81" box="[1096,1154,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">et al.</emphasis>
(1999)
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report
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(1946.1.17.79 and 1946.1.16.75), but
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF85BA11F81EFBDCFC9CFBA5" author="Pyron, R. A. &amp; Ganesh, S. R. &amp; Sayyed, A. &amp; Sharma, V. &amp; Wallach, V. &amp; Somaweera, R." box="[586,796,1123,1150]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" pagination="453 - 506" refId="ref8158" refString="Pyron, R. A., Ganesh, S. R., Sayyed, A., Sharma, V., Wallach, V. &amp; Somaweera, R. (2016) A catalogue and systematic overview of the shield-tailed snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Zoosystema, 38 (4), 453 - 506. https: // doi. org / 10.5252 / z 2016 n 4 a 2" type="journal article" year="2016">
Pyron
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11F8C7FBDCFD4BFBA5" box="[659,715,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">et al.</emphasis>
(2016)
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report “putatively” six—the four reported by
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF85BA11FF4EFBDBFEA3FB79" author="McDiarmid, R. W. &amp; Campbell, J. A." pageId="1" pageNumber="104" refId="ref8111" refString="McDiarmid, R. W., Campbell, J. A. &amp; Toure´, T. (1999) Snake Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Vol. 1. The Herpetologists' League, Washington, 511 pp." type="book" year="1999">
McDiarmid
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FAC3FB30FF51FB79" box="[151,209,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">et al.</emphasis>
(1999)
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plus MNHN 1895.80ab that were also reported as types by
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF85BA11F9B4FB3FFBEDFB79" author="Gans, C." box="[992,1133,1159,1185]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" refId="ref8023" refString="Gans, C. (1966) Liste der Rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien: Uropeltidae. W. de Gruyter, Berlin, 34 pp." type="book" year="1966">Gans (1966)</bibRefCitation>
and
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Wallach
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FF5DFB30FAC3FB79" box="[1289,1347,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">et al.</emphasis>
(2014)
</bibRefCitation>
. Several of these specimens can be ruled out as potential types. BMNH 1946.1.17.7 and two of the MNHN specimens have only five or six subcaudals on each side. Additionally, BMNH 1946.1.17.8 (
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) is clearly not one of the types given that it has 183 ventrals (many more than the range of 155158 reported by
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF85BA11FE36FB4BFA8CFAD5" author="Beddome, R. H." box="[1122,1292,1267,1293]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" pagination="154 - 155" refId="ref7761" refString="Beddome, R. H. (1878) Descriptions of new Uropeltidae from southern India, with remarks on some previously described species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 46, 154 - 155. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1878. tb 07946. x" type="journal article" year="1878">Beddome 1878</bibRefCitation>
or
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). The latter specimen is here referred to the new species described below. Of the remaining specimens, I select BMNH 1946.1.16.75 (previously 78.1.11.3) as the
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because it is the only unambiguously Beddome specimen that is associated with a precise accession date (
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), and it was accessioned on that date under the name
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FB57FA3BFE3EFA45" box="[259,446,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Uropeltis petersi</emphasis>
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in the same year that the name was first published. BMNH 1946.1.17.9 is considered the sole
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, being the only other BMNH Beddome specimen that has a ventral and subcaudal count within the range reported in the original description.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="715A445FFF85BA11FA93FA48FCFDF895" blockId="1.[151,1437,259,1870]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">
In his characterisation of
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FBB4FA57FD21F9D1" box="[480,673,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Uropeltis petersi,</emphasis>
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extended the reported range in numbers of ventrals from 155158 to 155160, and also added that females had 6 subcaudals (and males 1012)—the additional, female specimen(s) that this characterisation is based on might have been or included BMNH 1946.1.17.7 that was subsequently considered a
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specimen by other workers.
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF85BA11F96BF9E3FBACF9AD" author="Boulenger, G. A." box="[831,1068,1627,1653]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" refId="ref7914" refString="Boulenger, G. A. (1893) Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). Vol. I. Taylor &amp; Francis, London, 448 pp." type="book" year="1893">Boulenger (1893: 48</bibRefCitation>
; plate VI, fig. 1) documented
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of
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FB78F938FE17F941" box="[300,407,1664,1689]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">U. petersi</emphasis>
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, with four reported as
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(presumably the BMNH
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reported by
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF85BA11FECCF9C7FA91F941" author="Gans, C." box="[1176,1297,1663,1689]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" refId="ref8023" refString="Gans, C. (1966) Liste der Rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien: Uropeltidae. W. de Gruyter, Berlin, 34 pp." type="book" year="1966">Gans 1966</bibRefCitation>
,
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McDiarmid
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FAC3F91CFF51F965" box="[151,209,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">et al.</emphasis>
1999
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and
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Pyron
<emphasis id="4391984DFF85BA11FBC2F91CFE50F965" box="[406,464,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">et al.</emphasis>
2016
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), and the remaining
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likely being the four subsequently sent to Harvard (MCZ 6201) and three sent to Paris (MNHN 1895.80). According to
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, the four BMNH specimens were from Beddome, and the other seven from W. Davison.
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF85BA11F9F3F953FB1FF8DD" author="Constable, J. D." box="[935,1183,1771,1797]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" pagination="59 - 160" refId="ref7951" refString="Constable, J. D. (1949) Reptiles from the Indian Peninsula in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 103, 59 - 160." type="journal article" year="1949">Constable (1949: 122)</bibRefCitation>
briefly reported on the four topotypic (“Anaimalai Hills at
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”) specimens sent from the British Museum to Harvard (MCZ 6201). Data for all of the known specimens are presented here in
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF86BA12FAC3FD3AFE8BFD44" bold="true" box="[151,267,642,668]" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphometric (in mm) and meristic data for specimens of
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. * = lectotype;
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= paralectotype. Letters in brackets arbitrarily added here to distinguish multiple specimens in the same jar that lack individual tags: “[s]” indicates string without tag attached; “[x]” indicates no string or tag attached.
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<table id="03E5B6FFFF8645EFFAF6FD75F85CF9D5" box="[162,2012,717,1549]" gridcols="11" gridrows="21" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FD75F85CFD30" box="[162,2012,717,744]" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FD75FE71FD30" box="[162,497,717,744]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Collection</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FD75FD47FD30" box="[577,711,717,744]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">*BMNH</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFD75FCF0FD30" box="[760,880,717,744]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">#BMNH</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFD75FB93FD30" box="[922,1043,717,744]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">BMNH</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFD75FB27FD30" box="[1080,1191,717,744]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">MNHN</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FD75FABCFD30" box="[1228,1340,717,744]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">MNHN</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFD75FA4DFD30" box="[1375,1485,717,744]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">MNHN</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFD75F9CCFD30" box="[1519,1612,717,744]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">MCZ</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFD75F940FD30" box="[1658,1728,717,744]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">MCZ</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFD75F8CFFD30" box="[1787,1871,717,744]" gridcol="9" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">MCZ</th>
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FD75F85CFD30" box="[1925,2012,717,744]" gridcol="10" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">MCZ</th>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FD4FF85CFCC8" box="[162,2012,759,784]" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FD4FFE71FCC8" box="[162,497,759,784]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Number</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FD4FFD47FCC8" box="[577,711,759,784]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1946.1.16.75</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFD4FFCF0FCC8" box="[760,880,759,784]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1946.1.17.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFD4FFB93FCC8" box="[922,1043,759,784]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1946.1.17.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFD4FFB27FCC8" box="[1080,1191,759,784]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1895.80[a]</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FD4FFABCFCC8" box="[1228,1340,759,784]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1895.80[b]</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFD4FFA4DFCC8" box="[1375,1485,759,784]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1895.80[c]</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFD4FF9CCFCC8" box="[1519,1612,759,784]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6201</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFD4FF940FCC8" box="[1658,1728,759,784]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6201.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFD4FF8CFFCC8" box="[1787,1871,759,784]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6201 [s]</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FD4FF85CFCC8" box="[1925,2012,759,784]" gridcol="10" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6201 [x]</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FCA7F85CFCE0" box="[162,2012,799,824]" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FCA7FE71FCE0" box="[162,497,799,824]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Sex</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FCA7FD47FCE0" box="[577,711,799,824]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">M</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFCA7FCF0FCE0" box="[760,880,799,824]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">M</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFCA7FB93FCE0" box="[922,1043,799,824]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">F</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFCA7FB27FCE0" box="[1080,1191,799,824]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">F</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FCA7FABCFCE0" box="[1228,1340,799,824]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">F</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFCA7FA4DFCE0" box="[1375,1485,799,824]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">M</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFCA7F9CCFCE0" box="[1519,1612,799,824]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">M</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFCA7F940FCE0" box="[1658,1728,799,824]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">F</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFCA7F8CFFCE0" box="[1787,1871,799,824]" gridcol="9" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">F</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FCA7F85CFCE0" box="[1925,2012,799,824]" gridcol="10" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">F</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FCF0F85CFCB9" box="[162,2012,840,865]" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FCF0FE71FCB9" box="[162,497,840,865]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">TL</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FCF0FD47FCB9" box="[577,711,840,865]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">123</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFCF0FCF0FCB9" box="[760,880,840,865]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">149</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFCF0FB93FCB9" box="[922,1043,840,865]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">180</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFCF0FB27FCB9" box="[1080,1191,840,865]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">165</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FCF0FABCFCB9" box="[1228,1340,840,865]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">159</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFCF0FA4DFCB9" box="[1375,1485,840,865]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">116</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFCF0F9CCFCB9" box="[1519,1612,840,865]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">187</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFCF0F940FCB9" box="[1658,1728,840,865]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">170</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFCF0F8CFFCB9" box="[1787,1871,840,865]" gridcol="9" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">171</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FCF0F85CFCB9" box="[1925,2012,840,865]" gridcol="10" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">176</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FCC8F85CFC51" box="[162,2012,880,905]" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FCC8FE71FC51" box="[162,497,880,905]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Tail L</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FCC8FD47FC51" box="[577,711,880,905]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6.6</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFCC8FCF0FC51" box="[760,880,880,905]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">8.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFCC8FB93FC51" box="[922,1043,880,905]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFCC8FB27FC51" box="[1080,1191,880,905]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.6</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FCC8FABCFC51" box="[1228,1340,880,905]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.6</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFCC8FA4DFC51" box="[1375,1485,880,905]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFCC8F9CCFC51" box="[1519,1612,880,905]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">11.2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFCC8F940FC51" box="[1658,1728,880,905]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.6</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFCC8F8CFFC51" box="[1787,1871,880,905]" gridcol="9" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FCC8F85CFC51" box="[1925,2012,880,905]" gridcol="10" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FC20F85CFC69" box="[162,2012,920,945]" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FC20FE71FC69" box="[162,497,920,945]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Tail L as % of TL</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FC20FD47FC69" box="[577,711,920,945]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFC20FCF0FC69" box="[760,880,920,945]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFC20FB93FC69" box="[922,1043,920,945]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFC20FB27FC69" box="[1080,1191,920,945]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FC20FABCFC69" box="[1228,1340,920,945]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFC20FA4DFC69" box="[1375,1485,920,945]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFC20F9CCFC69" box="[1519,1612,920,945]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFC20F940FC69" box="[1658,1728,920,945]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFC20F8CFFC69" box="[1787,1871,920,945]" gridcol="9" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FC20F85CFC69" box="[1925,2012,920,945]" gridcol="10" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FC78F85CFC01" box="[162,2012,960,985]" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FC78FE71FC01" box="[162,497,960,985]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">MbW</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FC78FD47FC01" box="[577,711,960,985]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFC78FCF0FC01" box="[760,880,960,985]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFC78FB93FC01" box="[922,1043,960,985]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFC78FB27FC01" box="[1080,1191,960,985]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FC78FABCFC01" box="[1228,1340,960,985]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFC78FA4DFC01" box="[1375,1485,960,985]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFC78F9CCFC01" box="[1519,1612,960,985]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFC78F940FC01" box="[1658,1728,960,985]" gridcol="8" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFC78F8CFFC01" box="[1787,1871,960,985]" gridcol="9" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FC78F85CFC01" box="[1925,2012,960,985]" gridcol="10" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FC50F85CFBD9" box="[162,2012,1000,1025]" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FC50FE71FBD9" box="[162,497,1000,1025]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">TL/MbW</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FC50FD47FBD9" box="[577,711,1000,1025]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">26.2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFC50FCF0FBD9" box="[760,880,1000,1025]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">34.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFC50FB93FBD9" box="[922,1043,1000,1025]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">30.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFC50FB27FBD9" box="[1080,1191,1000,1025]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">30.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FC50FABCFBD9" box="[1228,1340,1000,1025]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">31.2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFC50FA4DFBD9" box="[1375,1485,1000,1025]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">28.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFC50F9CCFBD9" box="[1519,1612,1000,1025]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">27.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFC50F940FBD9" box="[1658,1728,1000,1025]" gridcol="8" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">31.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFC50F8CFFBD9" box="[1787,1871,1000,1025]" gridcol="9" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">29.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FC50F85CFBD9" box="[1925,2012,1000,1025]" gridcol="10" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">28.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FBA9F85CFBF2" box="[162,2012,1041,1066]" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FBA9FE71FBF2" box="[162,497,1041,1066]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Head L</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FBA9FD47FBF2" box="[577,711,1041,1066]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFBA9FCF0FBF2" box="[760,880,1041,1066]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFBA9FB93FBF2" box="[922,1043,1041,1066]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFBA9FB27FBF2" box="[1080,1191,1041,1066]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FBA9FABCFBF2" box="[1228,1340,1041,1066]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFBA9FA4DFBF2" box="[1375,1485,1041,1066]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFBA9F9CCFBF2" box="[1519,1612,1041,1066]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFBA9F940FBF2" box="[1658,1728,1041,1066]" gridcol="8" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFBA9F8CFFBF2" box="[1787,1871,1041,1066]" gridcol="9" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FBA9F85CFBF2" box="[1925,2012,1041,1066]" gridcol="10" gridrow="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FB81F85CFB8A" box="[162,2012,1081,1106]" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FB81FE71FB8A" box="[162,497,1081,1106]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Head L as % of SVL</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FB81FD47FB8A" box="[577,711,1081,1106]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFB81FCF0FB8A" box="[760,880,1081,1106]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFB81FB93FB8A" box="[922,1043,1081,1106]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFB81FB27FB8A" box="[1080,1191,1081,1106]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FB81FABCFB8A" box="[1228,1340,1081,1106]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFB81FA4DFB8A" box="[1375,1485,1081,1106]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFB81F9CCFB8A" box="[1519,1612,1081,1106]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFB81F940FB8A" box="[1658,1728,1081,1106]" gridcol="8" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFB81F8CFFB8A" box="[1787,1871,1081,1106]" gridcol="9" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FB81F85CFB8A" box="[1925,2012,1081,1106]" gridcol="10" gridrow="9" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FBD9F85CFBA2" box="[162,2012,1121,1146]" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FBD9FE71FBA2" box="[162,497,1121,1146]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Head W</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FBD9FD47FBA2" box="[577,711,1121,1146]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFBD9FCF0FBA2" box="[760,880,1121,1146]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFBD9FB93FBA2" box="[922,1043,1121,1146]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFBD9FB27FBA2" box="[1080,1191,1121,1146]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FBD9FABCFBA2" box="[1228,1340,1121,1146]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFBD9FA4DFBA2" box="[1375,1485,1121,1146]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFBD9F9CCFBA2" box="[1519,1612,1121,1146]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">4.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFBD9F940FBA2" box="[1658,1728,1121,1146]" gridcol="8" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFBD9F8CFFBA2" box="[1787,1871,1121,1146]" gridcol="9" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FBD9F85CFBA2" box="[1925,2012,1121,1146]" gridcol="10" gridrow="10" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">3.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FB31F85CFB7A" box="[162,2012,1161,1186]" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FB31FE71FB7A" box="[162,497,1161,1186]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Rostral L</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FB31FD47FB7A" box="[577,711,1161,1186]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFB31FCF0FB7A" box="[760,880,1161,1186]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFB31FB93FB7A" box="[922,1043,1161,1186]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFB31FB27FB7A" box="[1080,1191,1161,1186]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FB31FABCFB7A" box="[1228,1340,1161,1186]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFB31FA4DFB7A" box="[1375,1485,1161,1186]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFB31F9CCFB7A" box="[1519,1612,1161,1186]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFB31F940FB7A" box="[1658,1728,1161,1186]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFB31F8CFFB7A" box="[1787,1871,1161,1186]" gridcol="9" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FB31F85CFB7A" box="[1925,2012,1161,1186]" gridcol="10" gridrow="11" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FB0AF85CFB13" box="[162,2012,1202,1227]" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FB0AFE71FB13" box="[162,497,1202,1227]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Rostral-frontal distance</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FB0AFD47FB13" box="[577,711,1202,1227]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFB0AFCF0FB13" box="[760,880,1202,1227]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFB0AFB93FB13" box="[922,1043,1202,1227]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFB0AFB27FB13" box="[1080,1191,1202,1227]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FB0AFABCFB13" box="[1228,1340,1202,1227]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFB0AFA4DFB13" box="[1375,1485,1202,1227]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFB0AF9CCFB13" box="[1519,1612,1202,1227]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFB0AF940FB13" box="[1658,1728,1202,1227]" gridcol="8" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFB0AF8CFFB13" box="[1787,1871,1202,1227]" gridcol="9" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FB0AF85CFB13" box="[1925,2012,1202,1227]" gridcol="10" gridrow="12" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FB62F85CFB2B" box="[162,2012,1242,1267]" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FB62FE71FB2B" box="[162,497,1242,1267]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Ventrals</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FB62FD47FB2B" box="[577,711,1242,1267]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">157</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFB62FCF0FB2B" box="[760,880,1242,1267]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">163</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFB62FB93FB2B" box="[922,1043,1242,1267]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">156</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFB62FB27FB2B" box="[1080,1191,1242,1267]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">161</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FB62FABCFB2B" box="[1228,1340,1242,1267]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">159</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFB62FA4DFB2B" box="[1375,1485,1242,1267]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">157</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFB62F9CCFB2B" box="[1519,1612,1242,1267]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">157</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFB62F940FB2B" box="[1658,1728,1242,1267]" gridcol="8" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">162</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFB62F8CFFB2B" box="[1787,1871,1242,1267]" gridcol="9" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">160</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FB62F85CFB2B" box="[1925,2012,1242,1267]" gridcol="10" gridrow="13" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">159</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FABAF85CFAC3" box="[162,2012,1282,1307]" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FABAFE71FAC3" box="[162,497,1282,1307]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Subcaudals (fused)</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FABAFD47FAC3" box="[577,711,1282,1307]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">11,11 (0)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFABAFCF0FAC3" box="[760,880,1282,1307]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">10,10 (5)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFABAFB93FAC3" box="[922,1043,1282,1307]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6,5 (0)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFABAFB27FAC3" box="[1080,1191,1282,1307]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6,6 (0)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FABAFABCFAC3" box="[1228,1340,1282,1307]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6,6 (0)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFABAFA4DFAC3" box="[1375,1485,1282,1307]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">10,10 (0)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFABAF9CCFAC3" box="[1519,1612,1282,1307]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">10,10 (0)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFABAF940FAC3" box="[1658,1728,1282,1307]" gridcol="8" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6,5 (0)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFABAF8CFFAC3" box="[1787,1871,1282,1307]" gridcol="9" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">5,6 (0)</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FABAF85CFAC3" box="[1925,2012,1282,1307]" gridcol="10" gridrow="14" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">6,6 (0)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FA92F85CFA9B" box="[162,2012,1322,1347]" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FA92FE71FA9B" box="[162,497,1322,1347]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Small scales overlapped by anals</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FA92FD47FA9B" box="[577,711,1322,1347]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFA92FCF0FA9B" box="[760,880,1322,1347]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFA92FB93FA9B" box="[922,1043,1322,1347]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFA92FB27FA9B" box="[1080,1191,1322,1347]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FA92FABCFA9B" box="[1228,1340,1322,1347]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFA92FA4DFA9B" box="[1375,1485,1322,1347]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFA92F9CCFA9B" box="[1519,1612,1322,1347]" gridcol="7" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFA92F940FA9B" box="[1658,1728,1322,1347]" gridcol="8" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFA92F8CFFA9B" box="[1787,1871,1322,1347]" gridcol="9" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,2</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FA92F85CFA9B" box="[1925,2012,1322,1347]" gridcol="10" gridrow="15" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2,2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FAEBF85CFAB4" box="[162,2012,1363,1388]" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FAEBFE71FAB4" box="[162,497,1363,1388]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Scales around TS</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FAEBFD47FAB4" box="[577,711,1363,1388]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFAEBFCF0FAB4" box="[760,880,1363,1388]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">10</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFAEBFB93FAB4" box="[922,1043,1363,1388]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFAEBFB27FAB4" box="[1080,1191,1363,1388]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FAEBFABCFAB4" box="[1228,1340,1363,1388]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFAEBFA4DFAB4" box="[1375,1485,1363,1388]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFAEBF9CCFAB4" box="[1519,1612,1363,1388]" gridcol="7" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFAEBF940FAB4" box="[1658,1728,1363,1388]" gridcol="8" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFAEBF8CFFAB4" box="[1787,1871,1363,1388]" gridcol="9" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FAEBF85CFAB4" box="[1925,2012,1363,1388]" gridcol="10" gridrow="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FAC3F85CFA4C" box="[162,2012,1403,1428]" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FAC3FE71FA4C" box="[162,497,1403,1428]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">TS dorsal L</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FAC3FD47FA4C" box="[577,711,1403,1428]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFAC3FCF0FA4C" box="[760,880,1403,1428]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFAC3FB93FA4C" box="[922,1043,1403,1428]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFAC3FB27FA4C" box="[1080,1191,1403,1428]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FAC3FABCFA4C" box="[1228,1340,1403,1428]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFAC3FA4DFA4C" box="[1375,1485,1403,1428]" gridcol="6" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFAC3F9CCFA4C" box="[1519,1612,1403,1428]" gridcol="7" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFAC3F940FA4C" box="[1658,1728,1403,1428]" gridcol="8" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFAC3F8CFFA4C" box="[1787,1871,1403,1428]" gridcol="9" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.6</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FAC3F85CFA4C" box="[1925,2012,1403,1428]" gridcol="10" gridrow="17" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FA1BF85CFA64" box="[162,2012,1443,1468]" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FA1BFE71FA64" box="[162,497,1443,1468]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">TS ventral L</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FA1BFD47FA64" box="[577,711,1443,1468]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFA1BFCF0FA64" box="[760,880,1443,1468]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFA1BFB93FA64" box="[922,1043,1443,1468]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFA1BFB27FA64" box="[1080,1191,1443,1468]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FA1BFABCFA64" box="[1228,1340,1443,1468]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">0.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFA1BFA4DFA64" box="[1375,1485,1443,1468]" gridcol="6" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFA1BF9CCFA64" box="[1519,1612,1443,1468]" gridcol="7" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.9</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFA1BF940FA64" box="[1658,1728,1443,1468]" gridcol="8" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFA1BF8CFFA64" box="[1787,1871,1443,1468]" gridcol="9" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FA1BF85CFA64" box="[1925,2012,1443,1468]" gridcol="10" gridrow="18" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FA73F85CFA3C" box="[162,2012,1483,1508]" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FA73FE71FA3C" box="[162,497,1483,1508]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">TS base height</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FA73FD47FA3C" box="[577,711,1483,1508]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFA73FCF0FA3C" box="[760,880,1483,1508]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFA73FB93FA3C" box="[922,1043,1483,1508]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">2.0</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFA73FB27FA3C" box="[1080,1191,1483,1508]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FA73FABCFA3C" box="[1228,1340,1483,1508]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFA73FA4DFA3C" box="[1375,1485,1483,1508]" gridcol="6" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFA73F9CCFA3C" box="[1519,1612,1483,1508]" gridcol="7" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFA73F940FA3C" box="[1658,1728,1483,1508]" gridcol="8" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.8</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFA73F8CFFA3C" box="[1787,1871,1483,1508]" gridcol="9" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FA73F85CFA3C" box="[1925,2012,1483,1508]" gridcol="10" gridrow="19" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="CFD5461DFF8645EFFAF6FA4CF85CF9D5" box="[162,2012,1524,1549]" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
<th id="8C042F61FF8645EFFAF6FA4CFE71F9D5" box="[162,497,1524,1549]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">TS base width</th>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF815FA4CFD47F9D5" box="[577,711,1524,1549]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF8ACFA4CFCF0F9D5" box="[760,880,1524,1549]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.3</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFF9CEFA4CFB93F9D5" box="[922,1043,1524,1549]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE6CFA4CFB27F9D5" box="[1080,1191,1524,1549]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFE98FA4CFABCF9D5" box="[1228,1340,1524,1549]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFF0BFA4CFA4DF9D5" box="[1375,1485,1524,1549]" gridcol="6" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.1</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFFBBFA4CF9CCF9D5" box="[1519,1612,1524,1549]" gridcol="7" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.5</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFC2EFA4CF940F9D5" box="[1658,1728,1524,1549]" gridcol="8" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.7</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFCAFFA4CF8CFF9D5" box="[1787,1871,1524,1549]" gridcol="9" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.4</td>
<td id="8C042F61FF8645EFFDD1FA4CF85CF9D5" box="[1925,2012,1524,1549]" gridcol="10" gridrow="20" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">1.7</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="715A445FFF87BA13FAC3F8A4FD1AF8A6" blockId="3.[151,1437,1820,1918]" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="4391984DFF87BA13FAC3F8A4FE98F8EE" bold="true" box="[151,280,1820,1846]" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Lectotype (by present designation) of
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF87BA13F8CAF8A6FCC8F8EE" box="[670,840,1822,1846]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Uropeltis petersi</emphasis>
, BMNH
</taxonomicName>
1946.1.16.75 (formerly BMNH 78.1.11.3). Upper row head in (left to right) dorsal, right lateral, left lateral and ventral views. Lower row tail in dorsal, right lateral, left lateral and ventral views. Scale bar increments in millimetres.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="259A14D7FF80BA14FAC3F82FFE92F820" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8182239" ID-Zenodo-Dep="8182239" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8182239/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="107" startId="4.[151,250,1943,1967]" targetBox="[182,1405,181,1920]" targetPageId="4" targetType="figure">
<paragraph id="715A445FFF80BA14FAC3F82FFE92F820" blockId="4.[151,1436,1943,2040]" pageId="4" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="4391984DFF80BA14FAC3F82FFE97F877" bold="true" box="[151,279,1943,1967]" pageId="4" pageNumber="107">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Paralectotype of
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<emphasis id="4391984DFF80BA14FB81F820FD03F877" box="[469,643,1944,1968]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="107">Uropeltis petersi</emphasis>
, BMNH
</taxonomicName>
1946.1.17.9. Upper row head in (left to right) dorsal, left lateral, right lateral and ventral views. Lower row tail in dorsal, left lateral, right lateral and ventral views. Scale bar increments in millimetres.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="259A14D7FF81BA15FAC3F82FFC7FF820" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8182241" ID-Zenodo-Dep="8182241" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8182241/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="108" startId="5.[151,250,1943,1967]" targetBox="[169,1418,181,1920]" targetPageId="5" targetType="figure">
<paragraph id="715A445FFF81BA15FAC3F82FFC7FF820" blockId="5.[151,1436,1943,2040]" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<emphasis id="4391984DFF81BA15FAC3F82FFE94F877" bold="true" box="[151,276,1943,1967]" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
BMNH 1946.1.17.7 previously considered a possible syntype of
<emphasis id="4391984DFF81BA15F9E7F820FBE4F877" box="[947,1124,1944,1968]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="108">
<taxonomicName id="B6E53FDCFF81BA15F9E7F820FBDFF877" box="[947,1119,1944,1968]" class="Squamata" family="Uropeltidae" genus="Uropeltis" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="5" pageNumber="108" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="petersi">Uropeltis petersi</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
but here considered a referred specimen of that species. Upper row head in (left to right) dorsal, left lateral, right lateral and ventral views. Lower row tail in dorsal, left lateral, right lateral and ventral views. Scale bar increments in millimetres.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="715A445FFF82BA16FA93FF2FFA9AFF21" blockId="6.[151,1436,151,249]" pageId="6" pageNumber="109">
I concur with
<bibRefCitation id="157439AEFF82BA16FB34FF2FFDAFFF69" author="Pyron, R. A. &amp; Ganesh, S. R. &amp; Sayyed, A. &amp; Sharma, V. &amp; Wallach, V. &amp; Somaweera, R." box="[352,559,151,177]" pageId="6" pageNumber="109" pagination="453 - 506" refId="ref8158" refString="Pyron, R. A., Ganesh, S. R., Sayyed, A., Sharma, V., Wallach, V. &amp; Somaweera, R. (2016) A catalogue and systematic overview of the shield-tailed snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Zoosystema, 38 (4), 453 - 506. https: // doi. org / 10.5252 / z 2016 n 4 a 2" type="journal article" year="2016">
Pyron
<emphasis id="4391984DFF82BA16FBFCFF2FFE5FFF69" box="[424,479,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="109">et al.</emphasis>
(2016)
</bibRefCitation>
that
<taxonomicName id="B6E53FDCFF82BA16F830FF2FFD51FF68" box="[612,721,151,176]" class="Squamata" family="Uropeltidae" genus="Uropeltis" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="6" pageNumber="109" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="petersi">
<emphasis id="4391984DFF82BA16F830FF2FFD51FF68" box="[612,721,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="109">U. petersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has seemingly not been collected or new field sightings reported in the scientific literature since before 1900. The precise location of the previously collected or any extant populations are currently unknown, other than likely being in the region of
<quantity id="B61DE9BAFF82BA16F90DFF67FC35FF21" box="[857,949,223,249]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.2" pageId="6" pageNumber="109" unit="m" value="1200.0">1,200 m</quantity>
elevation in the Anamalai hills.
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