Scale Count?

[salebrosus]

Hey Guys, I'm at work at the moment and i need to know what the scale counts for a Green Tree Snake, Brown Tree Snake, Rough Scaled Snake and a Keelback are please.

I don't have my reptile books with me and i have just had a pile of skins dropped off on my work desk from some terrified workmates who want them Id'd.

Can someone help me out please.

Cheers.

 

[smacdonald]

If it's not one of these you can post the counts of your skins.

Stewart

Brown tree snake:
Dorsal scales at midbody 19 to 23
Ventrals 225 to 265
Subcaudals 85 to 130
Subcaudals are Divided
Anal scale Single

Keelback:
Dorsal scales at midbody 15 to 17
Ventrals 130 to 165
Subcaudals 50 to 85
Subcaudals are Divided
Anal scale Divided

Common tree snake:
Dorsal scales at midbody 13 to 15
Ventrals 180 to 230
Subcaudals 90 to 150
Subcaudals are Divided
Anal scale Divided

Rough-scaled snake:
Dorsal scales at midbody 23
Ventrals 160 to 185
Subcaudals 50 to 60
Subcaudals are Single
Anal scale Single

 

[Kyro]

Green Tree Snake, Dendralaphis punctulata - Scales smooth in 13 (rarely 11 or 15 )rows with vertebral series enlarged. Anal & subcaudal scales divided. Loreal scales present.

Brown Tree Snake, Boiga irregularis - Scales smooth & weakly glossed, in 19-23 midbody rows; vertebral row enlarged & hexagon shaped. Anal scale single & subcaudals divided. Loreal scales present.

Rough Scaled Snake, Tropidechis carinatus - 23 midbody rows, Anal & subcaudal scales single.

Keelback,Tropidonophis mairii - Scales strongly keeled in 15 midbody rows. Anal & subcaudal scales divided. Loreal scale present.

All this is taken from A complete guide to Reptiles of Australia, Steve Wilson, Gerry Swan

 

[Kyro]

Your on the ball rdu

 

[smacdonald]

Your on the ball rdu

Always! I just copy-and-pasted that info from an electronic reference I've got.


Stewart

 

[salebrosus]

Thanks a million Stewart.

Two of them had 15 dorsal scales at midbody, one was defaintely a Rough Scaled Snake and the other that i was stumped on had 13 and divided anal scale, so obviously a Green Tree Snake.

Thanks heaps for the info.

 

[salebrosus]

All this is taken from A complete guide to Reptiles of Australia, Steve Wilson, Gerry Swan

I think i need a copy of it in my work desk to be honest.

Thanks Kyro and Stewart and to jamgo who PM'ed me.