Comparative larval morphology in Madagascan frogs of the genus Mantella (Amphibia: Mantellidae)
Author
Jovanovic, Olga
Author
Glos, Julian
Author
Glaw, Frank
Author
Randrianiaina, Roger-Daniel
Author
Vences, Miguel
text
Zootaxa
2009
2124
21
37
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.188195
1084a22f-b6e4-4e56-98f9-6e6e6c5b74d9
1175-5326
188195
Mantella crocea
Pintak & Böhme
M. milotympanum
Staniszewski
(F1 hybrid)
The description is based on a tadpole in Gosner stage 36 catalogued as ZSM 1414/2004 (figure 5). Tadpoles from this series are hybrids obtained through captive breeding, from parental specimens collected in
1996–1998
without precise locality (see
Glaw
et al.
2000
). The examined specimen had the following measurements: BL
7.2 mm
, BH
3.1 mm
, BW
5.1 mm
, TMH 2.0 mm, TMW
2.6 mm
, MTH
3.2 mm
, TMHM
1.8 mm
, ED 1.0 mm, IOD
2.6 mm
,
IND
1.7 mm
, ODW
2.1 mm
, TAL
15.4 mm
, TL
22.2 mm
, TN 76, PN 54. The mouth opens ventrally. The papillae are rounded, biserial in the lower labium. The jaw sheath is middle sized, partially pigmented and finely serrated. The labial tooth row formula is 5(2–5)/3(1). TAL/TL is 69%. Other tadpoles from the series examined are catalogued as ZSM
1400–1405
/2004 and
1408–1415
/2004 (altogether 11 tadpoles). Variation is shown in tables 3–7. In some individuals LTRF is 5(2–5)/3(1–2).