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