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PuffDragon, you are completely correct, people do come here to discuss and share information freely. That is exactly what I did, I shared the information freely. I was then basically requested to instruct on what that information means. The time it took me to write that description was significant enough, if someone wants further expansion into what it all means, they are asking for instruction that frankly goes beyond the simple conveyance of knowledge. I shared the knowledge freely, understanding comes from effort.

Currently, some of the better books to get good graphical identification of the names of scales would be found in "field guides", particularly some of the older ones. Stebbins' 1966 "A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians" was particularly informative for some of those criteria. Arnold & Ovenden's 2002 "Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe" is also quite excellent. Savage's 2002 "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica" has a few helpful cartoons. Unfortunately, there isn't a good complete resource for South America that I'm aware of.

I've sent a collage of T.quadrilineatus photos to that email address.

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<blockquote data-quote="tupinambis" data-source="post: 23647" data-attributes="member: 57">PuffDragon, you are completely correct, people do come here to discuss and share information freely.&nbsp; That is exactly what I did, I shared the information freely.&nbsp; I was then basically requested to instruct on what that information means.&nbsp; The time it took me to write that description was significant enough, if someone wants further expansion into what it all means, they are asking for instruction that frankly goes beyond the simple conveyance of knowledge.&nbsp; I shared the knowledge freely, understanding comes from effort.Currently, some of the better books to get good graphical identification of the names of scales would be found in &quot;field guides&quot;, particularly some of the older ones.&nbsp; Stebbins' 1966 &quot;A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians&quot; was particularly informative for some of those criteria.&nbsp; Arnold &amp; Ovenden's 2002 &quot;Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe&quot; is also quite excellent.&nbsp; Savage's 2002 &quot;The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica&quot; has a few helpful cartoons.&nbsp; Unfortunately, there isn't a good complete resource for South America that I'm aware of.&nbsp;&nbsp; I've sent a collage of T.quadrilineatus photos to that email address.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tupinambis, post: 23647, member: 57"] PuffDragon, you are completely correct, people do come here to discuss and share information freely. That is exactly what I did, I shared the information freely. I was then basically requested to instruct on what that information means. The time it took me to write that description was significant enough, if someone wants further expansion into what it all means, they are asking for instruction that frankly goes beyond the simple conveyance of knowledge. I shared the knowledge freely, understanding comes from effort. Currently, some of the better books to get good graphical identification of the names of scales would be found in "field guides", particularly some of the older ones. Stebbins' 1966 "A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians" was particularly informative for some of those criteria. Arnold & Ovenden's 2002 "Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe" is also quite excellent. Savage's 2002 "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica" has a few helpful cartoons. Unfortunately, there isn't a good complete resource for South America that I'm aware of. I've sent a collage of [i]T.quadrilineatus[/i] photos to that email address. [/QUOTE]

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