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| Online Publication Date: 01 Sept 2014
The Tadpole of Rhinella azarai (Gallardo, 1965) with Comments on Larval Morphology in the Rhinella granulosa Species Group (Anura: Bufonidae)
The Tadpole of Rhinella azarai (Gallardo, 1965) with Comments on Larval Morphology in the Rhinella granulosa Species Group (Anura: Bufonidae)
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Page Range: 434 – 438
DOI: 10.1670/12-121
We describe the larval morphology of Rhinella azarai, a medium-sized species of the Rhinella granulosa group. None of the morphological characters allow the larvae of R. azarai to be distinguished unequivocally from those of other species in the group. However, the tadpoles show a distinctive set of character states shared with some species of the group, which may represent putative synapomorphies of the R. granulosa group or internal clades.Abstract
Copyright: 2014
Tadpole of Rhinella azarai, stage 35, LGE 2440. (A) Dorsal view. (B) Lateral view. (C) Ventral view. (D) Oral disc. Scale bars = 1 mm (A, B), and = 0.25 mm (C). PEO = pineal end organ.
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Corresponding Author. E-mail: boris@macn.gov.ar
Accepted: 30 Dec 2013
