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| Species | Temporal niche / thermoregulatory behavior | Fascial Pigment (Anterior, Posterior) | Peritoneal Pigment | Visceral Pigment |
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| G. kuhli | N/H | 2, 3 | 1 | liver (0), stomach/ intestines (0), gonads (0) |
| G. badenii | N/T | 0, 0 | 0 | liver (0), stomach/ intestines (0), gonads (0) |
| L. lugubris | N/T | 0, 0 | 0 | liver (0), stomach/ intestines (0), gonads (0) |
| H. frenatus | N/T | 0, 0 | 0 | liver (0), stomach/ intestines (0), gonads (0) |
| H. platyurus | N/T | 0, 0 | 1 | liver (0), stomach/ intestines (3), gonads (1) |
| P. laticauda | D/H | 3, 3 | 1–3 | liver (1), stomach/ intestines (3), gonads (2) |
| S. leonardovaldesi | D/T | 1, 0 | 1 | liver (1), stomach/ intestines (0), gonads (0) |
| C. brevis | N/T | 0, 0 | 0 | liver (0), stomach/ intestines (0), gonads (0) |
- Pigment levels are coded as follows: 0, no melanophores or no pigment; 1, scattered melanophores or lightly pigmented; 2, many melanophores or darkly pigmented; and 3, opaque coating of melanophores or black. D, diurnal; H, heliothermic; N, nocturnal; T, thigmothermic. Names of organs are listed with their associated serosal pigment level
