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RPT-2023-00811Archived

Scale row counts in shed skin for species assignment

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Report number
RPT-2023-00811
Sample number
SPM-6182
Research date
09 Aug 2023
Species
Pantherophis sp.
Common name
Rat snake
Classification
Colubrid squamate
Material type
Shed skin
Research category
Taxonomic morphology
Catalogue index
811 / 12480

Sample images

Shed rat snake skin mounted on an archival specimen sheet
Shed rat snake skin mounted on an archival specimen sheet

Research methods

  1. 01Dorsal scale row counting along three standardised body positions.
  2. 02Keel profile comparison against the regional colubrid key.

Research findings

Scale row counts and keel profile place the sample within the regional Pantherophis complex. Assignment below genus level was not possible from shed material alone.

Conclusion

Sample SPM-6182 is assigned to the regional Pantherophis complex. Species-level assignment could not be resolved from shed material alone.

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