Abstract
Re-description of the larval external morphology of two species of the Leptodactylus fuscus group (Anura, Leptodactylidae). The larvae of Leptodactylus gracilis (D’Orbigny y Bibron, 1840) and L. mystacinus Bumeister, 1861 are re-described and compared with previous descriptions noting intraspecific variation in oral disc characteristics (arrangement of papillae and rows of cornified teeth). The external morphological analysis of larvae of the Leptodactylus fuscus group suggest that the lack of comparable descriptions among species, as well as the lack of analyses of their intraspecific variation, limits the use of larval characteristics for diagnostic purposes.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2005
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Copyright © 2005 Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - ESALQ - USP . This article first appeared in Phyllomedusa 4, no. 1 (October 2005): 49-59.
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Recommended Citation
Langone, José A., and Rafael O. de Sá. "Redescripción de la morfología larval externa de dos especies del grupo de Leptodactylus fuscus (Anura, Leptodactylidae)." Phyllomedusa 4, no. 1 (October 2005): 49-59.
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