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Table 1 Descriptive statistics, expressed as mean ± SE and range, for size, mass and three main body components of newly hatched (oviparous species) and newborn (viviparous species) snakes

From: Does the oviparity-viviparity transition alter the partitioning of yolk in embryonic snakes?

Species

Parity mode

N (M/F)

SVL (mm)

Tail length (mm)

Wet body mass (g)

Dry body mass (g)

Carcass dry mass (g)

Fat body dry mass (g)

Residual yolk dry mass (g)

Males

Females

Bungarus multicinctus 1

O

20/21

242.9 ± 2.4

205−269

40.7 ± 0.7

33−46

38.3 ± 0.4

34−43

6.8 ± 0.2

3.9−8.8

1.82 ± 0.06

0.83−2.43

1.00 ± 0.03

0.62−1.30

0.24 ± 0.01

0.12−0.39

0.57 ± 0.03

0.08−0.96

Coelognathus radiatus 1

O

16/14

303.3 ± 3.1

277−339

72.1 ± 1.0

66−78

70.8 ± 1.3

62−79

11.1 ± 0.2

8.7−13.2

2.96 ± 0.06

2.28−3.49

2.12 ± 0.04

1.72−2.49

0.49 ± 0.02

0.32−0.67

0.34 ± 0.02

0.19−0.71

Deinagkistrodon acutus 2

O

16/16

242.7 ± 2.1

215−268

51.0 ± 0.7

47−55

46.2 ± 0.7

42−51

14.2 ± 0.2

11.6−16.6

3.71 ± 0.07

2.68−4.36

1.88 ± 0.04

1.53−2.39

0.56 ± 0.02

0.37−0.77

1.27 ± 0.06

0.26−1.88

Dinodon rufozonatum 2

O

15/19

206.4 ± 2.4

176−238

48.7 ± 1.7

36−58

48.4 ± 0.9

41−56

4.4 ± 0.2

3.3−6.0

1.24 ± 0.05

0.85−1.81

0.80 ± 0.03

0.55−1.09

0.22 ± 0.01

0.09−0.34

0.22 ± 0.02

0.09−0.48

Elaphe carinata 2

O

41/45

376.9 ± 2.5

321−432

89.0 ± 1.5

64−109

85.9 ± 1.0

74−100

23.7 ± 0.6

14.3−36.3

6.38 ± 0.19

3.44−10.19

3.62 ± 0.09

2.25−5.96

1.05 ± 0.04

0.41−2.01

1.71 ± 0.07

0.67−3.92

Elaphe taeniura 1

O

29/35

359.9 ± 3.1

303−446

92.9 ± 1.6

75−116

92.9 ± 1.3

75−112

16.8 ± 0.3

12.1−22.1

4.89 ± 0.10

3.47−7.08

2.91 ± 0.10

1.55−4.48

0.88 ± 0.03

0.30−1.54

1.10 ± 0.08

0.26−2.62

Naja atra 2

O

28/30

269.4 ± 1.5

241−293

50.1 ± 0.7

40−58

45.9 ± 0.5

40−53

12.6 ± 0.3

8.6−17.9

3.08 ± 0.11

1.79−5.17

1.75 ± 0.04

1.15−2.48

0.49 ± 0.02

0.21−0.82

0.84 ± 0.06

0.31−2.29

Ptyas korros 2

O

43/41

226.8 ± 1.5

188−255

93.9 ± 0.8

82−106

94.6 ± 1.3

68−108

6.7 ± 0.1

4.6−8.4

1.73 ± 0.03

1.12−2.32

1.26 ± 0.02

0.88−1.62

0.24 ± 0.01

0.12−0.42

0.24 ± 0.01

0.06−0.55

Ptyas mucosus 2

O

7/8

335.4 ± 2.9

310−354

101.6 ± 1.8

94−109

102.2 ± 2.2

93−111

16.2 ± 0.5

12.3−19.2

4.19 ± 0.16

2.84−5.50

2.85 ± 0.09

2.16−3.36

0.70 ± 0.05

0.37−1.16

0.63 ± 0.05

0.31−0.97

Rhabdophis tigrinus lateralis 2

O

17/17

148.9 ± 1.4

126−163

37.7 ± 0.8

33−44

35.0 ± 0.8

24−40

2.2 ± 0.05

1.3−2.8

0.52 ± 0.01

0.36−0.65

0.35 ± 0.01

0.26−0.45

0.04 ± 0.002

0.02−0.08

0.12 ± 0.007

0.04−0.20

Xenochrophis piscator 1

O

27/26

130.8 ± 0.8

117−144

48.5 ± 0.8

37−53

42.9 ± 0.5

34−46

1.6 ± 0.02

1.3−1.9

0.37 ± 0.004

0.32−0.43

0.28 ± 0.003

0.22−0.32

0.04 ± 0.001

0.02−0.07

0.04 ± 0.002

0.01−0.11

Zaocys dhumnades 2

O

14/16

288.5 ± 3.0

244−317

101.9 ± 1.8

91−117

100.3 ± 2.0

84−112

8.2 ± 0.2

5.7−10.3

2.23 ± 0.06

1.57−2.75

1.61 ± 0.04

1.04−2.10

0.34 ± 0.02

0.13−0.53

0.29 ± 0.02

0.11−0.52

Elaphe rufodorsata 2

V

12/12

171.2 ± 2.0

153−194

38.3 ± 0.8

35−43

33.4 ± 0.6

30−37

3.0 ± 0.08

2.1−3.5

0.69 ± 0.02

0.46−0.82

0.57 ± 0.01

0.40−0.70

0.10 ± 0.005

0.04−0.13

0.02 ± 0.004

0.001−0.07

Enhydris chinensis 2

V

10/10

150.9 ± 2.0

140−174

30.4 ± 0.5

28−34

25.8 ± 0.6

24−30

3.2 ± 0.1

2.7−4.7

0.70 ± 0.03

0.52−1.12

0.58 ± 0.03

0.45−0.96

0.11 ± 0.007

0.06−0.16

0.007 ± 0.002

0.001−0.027

Enhydris plumbea 2

V

13/14

119.9 ± 1.7

104−154

21.5 ± 0.3

20−23

19.0 ± 0.3

16−21

1.5 ± 0.05

1.2−2.0

0.34 ± 0.01

0.20−0.51

0.31 ± 0.01

0.20−0.43

0.03 ± 0.003

0.005−0.63

0.004 ± 0.001

0.001−0.014

Gloydius brevicaudus 2

V

12/12

173.9 ± 1.4

162−189

29.7 ± 0.5

27−32

26.4 ± 0.3

25−28

3.7 ± 0.1

3.0−4.8

0.79 ± 0.02

0.64−1.02

0.69 ± 0.01

0.58−0.88

0.08 ± 0.003

0.04−0.11

0.02 ± 0.002

0.01−0.05

Gloydius saxatilis 3

V

12/14

220.5 ± 2.6

187−240

29.1 ± 0.9

24−36

28.5 ± 0.7

24−33

5.4 ± 0.2

3.5−8.1

1.16 ± 0.04

0.75−1.75

0.81 ± 0.03

0.53−1.25

0.31 ± 0.02

0.04−0.64

0.04 ± 0.01

0.001−0.24

Gloydius ussurensis 3

V

13/10

214.2 ± 2.9

186−240

32.6 ± 1.1

26−41

32.4 ± 1.0

27−37

4.7 ± 0.2

3.0−6.5

1.00 ± 0.05

0.65−1.39

0.73 ± 0.03

0.51−1.00

0.24 ± 0.02

0.10−0.54

0.03 ± 0.006

0.001−0.10

Macropisthodon rudis 2

V

13/18

157.9 ± 1.1

145−172

38.7 ± 0.6

35−42

32.3 ± 0.6

28−38

4.0 ± 0.06

3.0−4.7

0.86 ± 0.02

0.63−1.04

0.69 ± 0.01

0.53−0.82

0.11 ± 0.006

0.05−0.17

0.07 ± 0.004

0.03−0.11

Sinonatrix annularis 2

V

13/13

157.9 ± 1.9

142−177

43.9 ± 0.6

40−47

41.0 ± 0.6

37−43

4.3 ± 0.1

2.9−5.7

1.19 ± 0.04

0.75−1.70

0.79 ± 0.03

0.54−1.12

0.20 ± 0.01

0.12−0.32

0.20 ± 0.01

0.08−0.30

  1. Species with the same superscript were collected from the same province. 1: Guangxi (South China); 2: Zhejiang (East China); 3: Liaoning (Northeast China). O: oviparous species; V: viviparous species