Research Article
Seasonal Changes in Ovarian Follicle Growth in Iran Viper (Vipera albicornuta)
Table 1
Mean values of morphometric parameters from Bostanabad Zanjani viper in four seasons (M ± SD).
| Parameters | Season | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
| Body length (cm) | | | | | Total | 73.87 ± 3.58 | 71.25 ± 2.88 | 71.13 ± 1.58 | 65.61 ± 5.73 | SVL | 68.43 ± 2.98 | 67.01 ± 3.07 | 64.63 ± 2.99 | 60.66 ± 5.34 | TL | 5.43 ± 0.67 | 5.1 ± 0.37 | 5.38 ± 0.16 | 4.95 ± 0.39 | Weight (g) | | | | | Body | 213.33 ± 30.00 | 162.72 ± 36.76 | 204.06 ± 1.32 | 126.83 ± 45.27 | Fat | 24.45 ± 4.33 | 15.05 ± 10.03 | 24.93 ± 5.62 | 13.11 ± 11.59 | Body diameter (cm) | | | | | Neck | 4.91 ± 0.21 | 4.78 ± 0.19 | 4.86 ± 0.05 | 4.28 ± 0.29 | Vent | 8.50 ± 0.59 | 7.75 ± 0.71 | 8.39 ± 0.74 | 6.78 ± 0.70 | Upper caudal | 4.85 ± 0.36 | 4.73 ± 0.33 | 5.01 ± 0.63 | 4.08 ± 0.30 | Orifices diameter (mm) | | | | | Cloacae | 4.25 ± 1.42 | 3.40 ± 0.83 | 2.63 ± 0.45 | 2.52 ± 0.09 | Vagina (right) | 2.03 ± 0.76 | 1.47 ± 0.33 | 1.76 ± 0.37 | 1.84 ± 0.31 | Vagina (left) | 2.05 ± 0.52 | 1.49 ± 0.48 | 1.55 ± 0.37 | 1.89 ± 0.32 |
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