DOI
10.2307/1566195
Abstract
The genus Proceratoprhys is poorly known. It consists of 14 currently recognized species (Frost, 2000) of medium-sized frogs distributed from northeastern Argentina and Paraguay to southeast Amazonia (Rondonia State), eastern and southern Brazil Proceratophrys avelinoi was described from Misiones, Argentina (Mercadal de Barrio and Barrio, 1993). The larval stage of this species is unknown. Herein, we describe the tadpole and the characteristics of the internal oral anatomy of P. avelinoi using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2002
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2002 Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. This article first appeared in Journal of Herpetology 36, no. 3 (September 2002): 490-94. doi:10.2307/1566195.
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Recommended Citation
de Sá, Rafael O., and José A. Langone. "The Tadpole of Proceratophrys Avelinoi (Anura: Leptodactylidae)." Journal of Herpetology 36, no. 3 (September 2002): 490-94. doi:10.2307/1566195.
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