Color pattern of the head and foot is a useful taxonomic character in all the species.
The presence or absence of this structure has been used as a taxonomic character.
The relationship of the other flower parts to the gynoecium can be an important systematic and taxonomic character.
Most of their taxonomic characters are evident in the external skeleton.
The species can be identified from other members of the genus Boiga by the following scalation and taxonomic characters.
The most important taxonomic character, however, is the leaflets.
Another useful taxonomic character is the position of the centromere.
The morphology of the protoconch is usually very helpful as a taxonomic character.
Spore types can be used as taxonomic characters in the classification within the Ascomycota.
The mating behaviour of this species has been particularly well studied, partly to provide taxonomic characters.
