Table 1. Cloacal pouch dimensions and snout-vent length (SVL) for male and female green iguanas at hatching. Cloacal pouch depth was measured in terms of absolute depth (mm) and femoral pore equivalents (see text). Statistical significance was determined by a two tailed Student t-test.
Female | Male | p | ||
SVL | Min | 70 | 69 | |
Max | 77 | 77 | ||
Mean | 73.4 | 73.5 | 0.98 | |
Std | 1.85 | 1.95 | ||
Depth | Min | 0.95 | 1.95 | |
Max | 1.95 | 3.50 | ||
Mean | 1.51 | 2.61 | 0.001 | |
Std | 0.26 | 0.41 | ||
Width | Min | 2.10 | 3.35 | |
Max | 3.55 | 4.55 | ||
Mean | 2.91 | 3.96 | 0.001 | |
Std | 0.35 | 0.27 | ||
Pore | Min | 4 | 6 | |
Max | 8 | 11 | ||
Mean | 6.07 | 8.62 | 0.001 | |
Std | 0.78 | 1.21 |