▁Petersburg , ▁Florida . ▁Sh ine ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁suggested ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁populations ▁males ▁may ▁be ▁larger ▁than ▁females , ▁but ▁a ▁later ▁study ▁by ▁Bishop ▁et ▁al . ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁sexual ▁dim orphism ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁in ▁a ▁population ▁in ▁Vol us ia ▁County , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁At ▁mid body , ▁the ▁rows ▁of ▁d ors al ▁scales ▁usually ▁number ▁ 2 3 . ▁The ▁d ors al ▁pattern ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁o val ▁or ▁sub circ ular ▁sp ots ▁with ▁reason ably ▁regular ▁edges . ▁The ▁sp ots ▁on ▁the ▁fl anks ▁are ▁mostly ▁round ▁and ▁not ▁much ▁higher ▁than ▁they ▁are ▁wide . ▁Bel ly ▁p ig ment ation ▁towards ▁the ▁rear ▁is ▁more ▁limited ▁to ▁ind ist inct ▁bl ot ches ▁found ▁on ▁pairs ▁of ▁adjacent ▁scales . ▁Ju ven iles ▁have ▁a ▁color ▁pattern ▁that ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁adult s , ▁although ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁pal er ▁or ▁more ▁v ivid ly ▁marked , ▁and ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁tail ▁is ▁yellow . ▁ ▁Common ▁names ▁Common ▁names ▁for ▁S . ▁mil i arius ▁include ▁pyg my ▁r att les nake , ▁ground ▁r att les nake , ▁h og - n osed ▁r att les nake , ▁little ▁r att les nake , ▁mil iar ( y ) ▁r att les nake , ▁North ▁American ▁smaller ▁r att les nake , ▁o ak - leaf ▁r att ler , ▁pyg my ▁ground