On the morphology of Plectrohyla chryses (Anura: Hylidae; Hylini), with comments on some controversial characters, phylogenetic relationships, and diagnosis of this species

We describe the tadpole and juvenile of Plectrohyla chryses and conduct an analysis of skin thickness and a general phylogenetic analysis of the Hylini to determine the phylogenetic position of P. chryses. We found that P. chryses has thin skin and that is part of the P. bistincta group. We also fou...

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Main Authors: Moises Kaplan, Peter Heimes, Eugenia Zarza, John McCormack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2016-07-01
Series:Caldasia
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Online Access:http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/60921