DOI
10.2307/1565298
Abstract
The larval chondrocranium and visceral skeleton of Dendrobates auratus ls described and compared with those of other dendrobatids. Four characters, i.e. lack of fusion between orbital cartilages and otic capsules, wide processus muscularis palatoquadrati, lack of processus pseudopterygoideus, and lack of processus anterolateralis hyalis, represent derived conditions for Dendrobates within Dendrobatidae. Cranial and postcranial ossification sequences are reported for D. auratus and Epipedobates tricolor. Skeletogenesis is earlier in E. tricolor, but the overall pattern of ossification is similar in the two species.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1998
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 1998 Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. This article first appeared in Journal of Herpetology 32, no. 2 (1998): 205-10. doi:10.2307/1565298.
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Recommended Citation
de Sá, Rafael O., and Shannon Hill. "Chondrocranial Anatomy and Skeletogenesis in Dendrobates auratus." Journal of Herpetology 32, no. 2 (1998): 205-10. doi:10.2307/1565298.
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