Table 1 List of species examined by optical coherence tomography with habitat, activity pattern and measurements of horizontal spectacle diameter and spectacle thickness
From: Morphology of the snake spectacle reflects its evolutionary adaptation and development
Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Activity Period | n | Spectacle Diameter (mm) | Spectacle Thickness (μm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acrochordidae | Acrochordus javanicus | Javan file snake | AQ | N | 5 | 3.4 ± 0.4 CI95 [2.9;3.8] | 155 ± 35 CI95 [112;199] |
Cylindrophiidae | Cylindrophis ruffus | Red-tailed pipe snake | F | N | 5 | 2.4 ± 0.5 CI95 [1.7;3.0] | 244 ± 57 CI95 [173;315] |
Uropeltidae | Uropeltis melanogaster | Gray’s earth snake | F | N | 4 | 0.7 ± 0.1 CI95 [0.5;0.8] | 100 ± 13 CI95 [78;121] |
Pythonidae | Morelia amethistina | Amethystine python | T | D | 4 | 7.7 ± 0.3 CI95 [7.3;8.1] | 198 ± 40 CI95 [135;262] |
Broghammerus reticulatus | Reticulated python | T | N | 5 | 5.8 ± 0.5 CI95 [5.2;6.4] | 154 ± 28 CI95 [117;191] | |
Xenopeltidae | Xenopeltis unicolor | Sunbeam snake | F | N | 5 | 2.4 ± 0.3 CI95 [2.0;2.8] | 167 ± 36 CI95 [122;211] |
Boidae | Corallus hortulanus | Garden tree boa | A | N | 4 | 5.0 ± 0.7 CI95 [3.9;6.1] | 150 ± 33 CI95 [98;203] |
Chilabothrus angulifer | Cuban boa | A | N | 3 | 6.4 ± 0.7 CI95 [4.6;8.3] | 226 ± 34 CI95 [141;311] | |
Boa constrictor | Boa constrictor | T | N | 8 | 4.1 ± 0.6 CI95 [3.6;4.6] | 146 ± 45 CI95 [108;184] | |
Acrantophis madagascariensis | Madagascan ground boa | T | N | 3 | 6.4 ± 0.3 CI95 [5.6;7.2] | 179 ± 51 CI95 [51;306] | |
Eryx jaculus | Javelin sand boa | F | D | 4 | 2.2 ± 0.1 CI95 [1.9;2.4] | 119 ± 20 CI95 [88;150] | |
Eunectes murinus | Green anaconda | AQ | D | 3 | 6.0 ± 0.5 CI95 [4.7;7.4] | 156 ± 34 CI95 [72;239] | |
Colubridae | Dispholidus typus | Boomslang | A | D | 5 | 6.4 ± 0.5 CI95 [5.8;7.0] | 185 ± 28 CI95 [151;220] |
Boiga irregularis | Brown tree snake | A | N | 5 | 5.5 ± 0.2 CI95 [5.2;5.8] | 102 ± 9 CI95 [87;116] | |
Ahaetulla nasuta | Green vine snake | A | N | 7 | 3.7 ± 0.1 CI95 [3.6;3.8] | 92 ± 10 CI95 [82;101] | |
Pantherophis guttata | Eastern corn snake | T | D | 4 | 4.6 ± 0.2 CI95 [4.0;5.2] | 93 ± 25 CI95 [54;131] | |
Lampropeltis getula | Common kingsnake | T | N | 5 | 4.2 ± 0.6 CI95 [3.4;5.0] | 137 ± 32 CI95 [97;177] | |
Lampropeltis triangulum | Scarlet kingsnake | T | N | 4 | 2.9 ± 0.3 CI95 [2.4;3.3] | 115 ± 29 CI95 [69;161] | |
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia | Red-lipped herald | T | N | 5 | 3.3 ± 0.4 CI95 [2.7;3.8] | 105 ± 17 CI95 [85;126] | |
Pituophis melanoleucus | Eastern pine snake | F | N | 3 | 5.4 ± 0.1 CI95 [5.2;5.5] | 109 ± 17 CI95 [68;150] | |
Lamprophiidae | Rhamphiophis rostratus | Rufous beaked snake | T | D | 5 | 4.9 ± 0.4 CI95 [4.3;5.3] | 124 ± 28 CI95 [95;153] |
Lamprophis fuliginosus | African house snake | T | N | 6 | 3.6 ± 0.4 CI95 [3.2;4.0] | 139 ± 21 CI95 [107;172] | |
Lamprophis aurora | Aurora house snake | T | N | 4 | 3.2 ± 0.3 CI95 [2.6;3.7] | 83 ± 32 CI95 [32;135] | |
Boaedon olivaceus | Olive house snake | T | N | 3 | 2.5 ± 0.2 CI95 [2.0;3.0] | 74 ± 20 CI95 [24;123] | |
Lycophidion capense | Cape wolf snake | T | N | 5 | 1.7 ± 0.2 CI95 [1.4;2.0] | 93 ± 26 CI95 [52;133] | |
Gonionotophis poensis | Western forest file snake | T | N | 5 | 2.6 ± 0.4 CI95 [1.7;3.5] | 88 ± 21 CI95 [55;122] | |
Lycodonomorphus bicolor | Tanganyika water snake | AQ | N | 4 | 2.2 ± 0.3 CI95 [1.7;2.7] | 125 ± 16 CI95 [99;150] | |
Elapidae | Dendroaspis angusticeps | Green mamba | A | D | 4 | 5.1 ± 0.5 CI95 [3.7;6.5] | 118 ± 15 CI95 [81;155] |
Naja naja | Indian cobra | T | D | 4 | 5.5 ± 0.4 CI95 [4.6;6.6] | 111 ± 10 CI95 [95;127] | |
Acanthophis antarcticus | Common death adder | T | N | 6 | 2.7 ± 0.3 CI95 [2.4;3.0] | 97 ± 11 CI95 [85;108] | |
Aspidomorphus muelleri | Müllers crown snake | F | N | 4 | 2.5 ± 0.7 CI95 [0.7;4.2] | 99 ± 24 CI95 [60;138] | |
Hydrophis ornatus | Ornate reef seasnake | AQ | D | 4 | 3.2 ± 0.2 CI95 [2.9;3.5] | 188 ± 29 CI95 [141;234] | |
Hydrophis platurus | Yellowbelly seasnake | AQ | N | 6 | 3.4 ± 0.2 CI95 [3.2;3.7] | 128 ± 33 CI95 [92;163] | |
Homalopsidae | Fordonia leucobalia | Crab-eating watersnake | AQ | N | 5 | 1.6 ± 0.2 CI95 [1.3;1.8] | 144 ± 27 CI95 [111;177] |
Viperidae | Trimeresurus albolabris | White-lipped tree viper | A | D | 5 | 3.4 ± 0.3 CI95 [3.0;3.7] | 81 ± 26 CI95 [49;113] |
Atheris ceratophora | Usambara bush viper | A | N | 6 | 3.7 ± 0.5 CI95 [3.1;4.2] | 74 ± 9 CI95 [64;84] | |
Vipera berus | Adder | T | D | 9 | 3.1 ± 0.6 CI95 [2.5;3.8] | 84 ± 24 CI95 [55;113] | |
Bitis arietans | Puff adder | T | N | 7 | 4.3 ± 0.5 CI95 [3.7;4.8] | 104 ± 17 CI95 [89;120] | |
Agkistrodon piscivorus | Cottonmouth | AQ | D | 4 | 5.2 ± 0.6 CI95 [4.1;6.1] | 80 ± 14 CI95 [58;102] | |
Aniliidae | Anilius scytale | Coral cylinder snake | F | N | 5 | 1.2 ± 0.3 CI95 [0.8;1.5] | 133 ± 26 CI95 [91;175] |
Natricidae | Thamnophis sirtalis | Garter snake | T | D | 7 | 3.8 ± 0.7 CI95 [3.2;4.4] | 86 ± 17 CI95 [70;102] |
Natriciteres olivacea | Olive marsh snake | T | D | 6 | 2.3 ± 0.4 CI95 [1.8;2.8] | 86 ± 29 CI95 [55;117] | |
Rhabdophis subminiatus | Red-necked keelback | T | N | 7 | 3.6 ± 0.2 CI95 [3.5;3.8] | 91 ± 15 CI95 [77;105] | |
Pseudo-xenodontidae | Plagiopholis nuchalis | Assam mountain snake | T | N | 3 | 2.4 ± 0.5 CI95 [1.1;3.6] | 88 ± 17 CI95 [46;131] |