Contributions to the Morphology of Plectrohyla mykter (Anura: Hylidae), with Comments on Some Controversial Characters and the Diagnosis of this Species
We describe the tadpole, juveniles, and two adult specimens of Plectrohyla mykter. The tadpole of this species is unique among Plectrohyla by having labial tooth row formula 4(4)/6. We found that tarsal fold, thoracic fold, and rostral keel are present in P. mykter but not evident in adults, and tha...
- Autores:
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Kaplan, Moises
Heimes, Peter
McCormack, John
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2015
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/61957
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/61957
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/60769/
- Palabra clave:
- 5 Ciencias naturales y matemáticas / Science
57 Ciencias de la vida; Biología / Life sciences; biology
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | We describe the tadpole, juveniles, and two adult specimens of Plectrohyla mykter. The tadpole of this species is unique among Plectrohyla by having labial tooth row formula 4(4)/6. We found that tarsal fold, thoracic fold, and rostral keel are present in P. mykter but not evident in adults, and that the skin thickness is intermediate in comparison to other species of Plectrohyla. We conclude that these characters are not useful for the diagnosis of P. mykter and propose a new diagnosis for this species. |
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