Egg clutch structure of Rhinella rumbolli (Anura: Bufonidae), a toad from the Yungas of Argentina, with a review of the reproductive diversity in Rhinella

Author(s)

Pereyra, Martin O. ^[1] ; Florencia Vera Candioti, M. ^[2] ; Faivovich, Julian ^{[3, 1]} ; Baldo, Diego ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Div Herpetol, RA-1033 Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[2] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Fdn Miguel Lillo, Inst Herpetol, San Miguel De Tucuman, Tucuman - Argentina

^[3] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[4] Univ Nacl Misiones, Lab Genet Evolut, Inst Biol Subtrop CONICET UNaM, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Posadas - Argentina

• Document type: Review article
• Source: SALAMANDRA; v. 51, n. 2, p. 161-170, JUN 30 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

Rhinella rumbolli is a poorly known, medium-sized toad endemic to the Yungas of Argentina. Recent fieldwork allowed observing its peculiar oviposition mode, which is described in this paper. A review of literature and examination of museum material indicate that oviposition in Rhinella can vary from strings of eggs in a gelatinous tube (uniserial, biserial or multiserial) to open clumps. Clutch features in Rhinella provide informative variation for taxonomic and phylogenetic studies and help to understand the relationships in this large genus of true toads. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/10000-5 - A multi-disciplinary approach to the study of amphibian diversification
• Grantee: Taran Grant
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• FAPESP's process: 13/50741-7 - Diversity and conservation of Brazilian amphibians
• Grantee: Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants