Seasonal Changes in Ovarian Follicle Growth in Iran Viper (Vipera albicornuta)

Table 2

Mean values of morphometric parameters from Tarom Zanjani viper in four seasons (M ± SD).

Parameters	Season
	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
Body length (cm)
Total	64.02 ± 4.83	67.66 ± 2.76	64.55 ± 6.89	61.16 ± 1.23
SVL	59.28 ± 4.49	63.96 ± 3.77	59.31 ± 6.61	56.08 ± 1.11
TL	4.91 ± 0.53	4.88 ± 0.31	5.24 ± 0.50	5.08 ± 0.35
Weight (g)
Body	141.82 ± 31.41	136.66 ± 6.83	131.66 ± 30.51	107.49 ± 1.18
Fat	13.93 ± 3.98	12.93 ± 3.61	12.41 ± 3.55	9.09 ± 2.46
Body diameter (cm)
Neck	4.20 ± 0.31	4.66 ± 0.20	4.51 ± 0.27	4.23 ± 0.14
Vent	7.12 ± 0.71	7.40 ± 0.41	7.55 ± 0.68	7.23 ± 0.00
Upper caudal	4.24 ± 0.32	4.35 ± 0.20	4.37 ± 0.26	4.13 ± 0.18
Orifices diameter (mm)
Cloacae	3.48 ± 1.42	3.18 ± 0.85	2.40 ± 0.47	2.42 ± 0.20
Vagina (right)	2.07 ± 0.80	1.30 ± 0.60	1.89 ± 1.04	1.81 ± 0.50
Vagina (left)	1.89 ± 0.64	1.24 ± 0.54	1.71 ± 1.09	1.96 ± 0.14