Tadpole morphology of Leptodactylus plaumanni (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with comments on the phylogenetic significance of larval characters in Leptodactylus

In this paper I summarize the morphology of the Leptodactylus plaumanni tadpoles, describing the external morphology, buccal cavity, and cranial skeleton and associated muscles. A distinctive combination of traits include the truncated snout in dorsal view, dorsal fin originated anterior to the body...

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Main Author: Jimena R. Grosso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Herpetológica Argentina 2015-09-01
Series:Cuadernos de Herpetología
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Online Access:http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/cuadherpetol/article/view/5593/5527