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The tadpoles of two species of the Bokermannohyla circumdata group (Hylidae, Cophomantini)

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Author(s):
Pezzuti, Tiago Leite [1] ; Teixeira Santos, Marcus Thadeu [1] ; Martins, Sofia Velasquez [1] ; Fortes Leite, Felipe Sa [2] ; Anchietta Garcia, Paulo Christiano [1] ; Faivovich, Julian [3, 4]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, Lab Herpetol, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Vicosa, Florestal, MG - Brazil
[3] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, RA-1053 Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[4] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat, Div Herpetol, RA-1033 Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Zootaxa; v. 4048, n. 2, p. 151-173, NOV 25 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

We describe the external morphology and oral cavity of the tadpoles of Bokermannohyla caramaschii and B. diamantina respectively from the states of Espirito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. Larvae of both species are distinguished from each other by external characters such as body shape, labial tooth-row formula, number of marginal papillae, coloration and internal oral anatomy features. Some of the character states of the tadpoles of B. caramaschii and B. diamantina that are shared with all other described tadpoles of the Bokermannohyla circumdata group, such as the absence/reduction of small flaps with accessory labial teeth laterally in the oral disc, and the absence/reduction of submarginal papillae, may represent morphological synapomorphies of this species group, or at least of some internal clade. The general pattern of brownish coloration with longitudinal stripes on the caudal muscle is also common to most species of the group. We did not find character states of the oral cavity that are exclusively shared by species of the B. circumdata group, or by other groups of Bokermannohyla. (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