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 aurantiaca Mocquard The description is based on a tadpole in Gosner stage 30 from the series of tadpoles catalogued as ZSM 1478/ 2004 (11 tadpoles) obtained through captive breeding, from parental specimens without precise collecting locality, in 1996–1998 (see Glaw et al. 2000 ) (figure 1). The examined specimen had the following measurements: BL 5.7 mm , BH 2.5 mm , BW 3.3 mm , TMH 1.1 mm , TMW 1.2 mm , MTH 2.1 mm , TMHM 0.9 mm , ED 0.6 mm , IOD 1.6 mm , IND 1.3 mm , ODW 1.7 mm , TAL 11.3 mm , TL 17.1 mm , TN 90, PN 40. The mouth opens ventrally. The papillae are conical, uniserial in the lower labium and in the lateral side of upper labium. The jaw sheath is thin, not fully pigmented and finely serrated. The labial tooth row formula is 5(2–5)/3(1). TAL/TL is 67%. Variation (tables 3, 5–7): Average ratio TAL/TL is ≤ 65% and in one specimen LTRF 6(2–6)/3(1) is found. FIGURE 1. Drawings of the preserved tadpole specimen (GS 30) of Mantella aurantiaca (ZSM 1478/2004) in (a) lateral and (b) dorsal view, and (c) photograph of its oral disc. Scale bar represents 5 mm, and 1 mm, respectively. TABLE 3. Measurements of tadpoles in GS 24–30 given as means and standard deviation for each species. All measurements given in millimetres. For abbreviations see table 1 and chapter Materials and methods.