Date of Award
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Biology
Abstract
I focused my research on Leptodactylidae in order to determine the usefulness of chondrocranial and internal oral characters in systematic and phylogenetic studies of this anuran family. To achieve this goal, I examined the chondrocrania of eight species of the Leptodactylinae: Adenomera marmorata, Edalorhina perezi, Limnomedusa macroglossa, Physalaemus gracilis, P. henselii, P. pustulosus, Pleurodema brachyops, and P. tucumana. Furthermore, I analyzed and described the internal oral anatomy of Physalaeum us gracilis, P. henselii, and Limnomedusa macroglossa and the skeletogenesis of P. gracilis and P. pustulosus. Subsequently, I integrated these data with all available data on the larval chondrocrania and internal oral anatomy of the family Leptodactylidae.
Recommended Citation
Turner, William Hagood, "Chondrocranial and oral morphology of Leptodactylid larvae" (1999). Master's Theses. 1349.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/1349