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Fig. 1
Skin color and cellular differences in two morphs of Ahaetulla prasina. A, B Green and yellow Ahaetulla prasina snakes showing same morphology except for skin color. C, D Color details in dorsal skin of two morphs showing distinct differences in hue. E, F TEM images of three chromatophore layers with orderly arrangement in dorsal skin, but with differences in iridophore and melanophore cellular morphology. G, H Images of different iridophore structures between two morphs. I Contents of colored metabolites in skin of both morphs obtained by HPLC-MS/MS. x, xanthophores; i, iridophores; m, melanophores
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