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| Author(s): |
dos Santos Dias, Pedro Henrique
[1]
;
Anganoy-Criollo, Marvin
[1]
;
Guayasamin, Juan M.
[2, 3]
;
Grant, Taran
[1]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Zool, Rua Matao 101, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ San Francisco Quito, Inst Biosfera, Colegio Ciencias Biol & Ambientales, Lab Biol Evolut, Campus Cumbaya, Casilla Postal 17-1200-841, Quito - Ecuador
[3] Univ Tecnol Indoamer, Fac Ciencias Medio Ambiente Ingn Biodiversiadad &, Ctr Invest Biodiversidad & Cambio Climat, Av Machala & Sabanilla, Quito - Ecuador
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | South American Journal of Herpetology; v. 13, n. 1, p. 54-63, APR 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
The trans-Andean genus Epipedobates comprises seven species, of which tadpoles have been described for five. Herein, we describe the tadpole of Epipedobates darwinwallacei and compare it to free-swimming tadpoles of E. anthonyi, E. boulengeri, E. espinosai, E. machalilla, E. narinensis, and E. tricolor. Furthermore, we suggest as putative synapomorphies for the genus Epipedobates the following larval character-states: (i) shelf on the upper jaw sheath, and (ii) subcutaneous melanophores distributed in two transverse bands in the peribranchial area. Additionally, the presence of white spots on the anterolateral and ventrolateral surfaces of the body is possibly synapomorphic but requires further study. (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: | 15/11239-0 - Morphological diversity in tadpoles of poison frogs (Dedrobatoidea: Dendrobatidae and Aromobatidae) |
| Grantee: | Pedro Henrique dos Santos Dias |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/20420-4 - Evolution of larval characters in Dendrobatoidea Cope, 1865 (Amphibia; Anura; Dendrobatidae & Aromobatidae) |
| Grantee: | Pedro Henrique dos Santos Dias |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |