Chameleon snake appearance characteristics

Shape characteristics of chameleon snakes
Chameleon snakes

Chameleon snakes are not as long as males and females, and male chameleon snakes are The total length range is 286~466mm, and the female snake's full length range is 306~504mm. Based on the observation of chameleon snakes, it can be found that the number of chameleon snake scales are: snout scale (1), internasal scale (1), forehead Scales (2), frontal scales (1), parietal scales (2), nasal scales (1 on each side), buccal scales (1 on each side), supraorbital scales (1 on each side), anterior temporal scales (1 on each side) , mental scales (1), chin scales (4), dorsal scales (lines 19-19-17), and preanal scales (1).

The growth habit of chameleon snakes is two-level sexual characteristics, which are mainly reflected in the ratio of male tails to longer, and the number of scales under the tail is correspondingly larger; the two-level sex ratio (sex ratio at birth) is close to 1:1 , the third-level sex ratio is also about 1:1 when the population is large, and about 0.5:1 when the population is small; the female sexual maturity period (based on the start of calving) is all The length is more than 350mm.


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