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Table 1 Snout-vent length, body mass, tail length, and tail area of sea kraits measured for the locomotor performance test

From: Locomotor performance of three sympatric species of sea kraits (Laticauda spp.) from Orchid Island, Taiwan

 

L. colubrina

L. laticaudata

L. semifasciata

 

Mean (SE)

Range

Mean (SE)

Range

Mean (SE)

Range

Snout-vent length (cm)

79.2 (1.3)

65.5 to 94.5 (C)

82.5 (0.8)

65.5 to 94.0 (B)

85.5 (0.9)

79.2 to 101.5 (A)

Body mass (g)

188.3 (10.4)

103.3 to 352.5 (b)

167.3 (5.6)

75.1 to 273.1 (b)

484.2 (13.4)

339.1 to 618.6 (a)

Tail length (cm)

12.1 (0.2)

10.0 to 15.1 (B)

11.8 (0.2)

8.1 to 18.7 (B)

13.5 (0.2)

11.6 to 16.0 (A)

Tail area (cm2)

18.1 (0.7)

12.8 to 23.8 (b)

17.5 (0.6)

10.9 to 23.2 (b)

32.4 (0.5)

24.5 to 43.7 (a)

  1. Different letters in parentheses indicate a significant interspecific difference in values of a morphological variable (Tukey’s test, α = 0.05).