FIGURE 9 in A new Indian species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 closely related to R. sanguineus Beddome, 1863 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae)

FIGURE 9. Lateral views of bodies showing dorsal scale row irregularities in Rhinophis karinthandani sp. nov. (A and B) and R. melanoleucus (C and D). Anomalously large dark grey scales and small pale gray scales are not involved in scale row reductions. Red and yellow scales indicate typical scale row reduction. A. Right side of BNHS 3545 level with 49th ventral; B. Left side of BNHS 3541 level with 29th ventral; C & D. left and right side, respectively of BNHS 3538 level with 74th and 72nd ventral, respectively.