Title
Tadpole of Telmatobius mayoloi (Anura: Ceratophryidae)
Date Issued
01 March 2009
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Aguilar C.
Lehr E.
Abstract
The tadpole of Telmatobius mayoloi from central Peru (Departamento de Ancash) is described based on specimens ranging from Gosner Stage 28-41. The tadpole of T. mayoloi is similar to other Telmatobius larvae with pond type morphology. Geographically closest to T. mayoloi are Telmatobius carrillae and Telmatobius rimac. The tadpole of T. mayoloi differs from the latter in reaching a maximum total length of 102.1 mm at Stage 38 whereas T. carrillae (maximum total length =99.20 mm at Stage 39) and T. rimac (maximum total length =77.70 mm at Stage 36) are smaller. Furthermore, the snout of the tadpole of T. mayoloi is slightly narrower between the nares, and its tip is pointed compared to the broader snouts of T. carrillae and T. rimac. The tadpole of T. mayoloi is the fourth largest in Telmatobiinae; data comparing tadpole total lengths and adult snout-vent lengths of Peruvian Telmatobiinae are presented. Copyright © 2009 Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.
Start page
159
End page
164
Volume
43
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77649266849
Source
Journal of Herpetology
ISSN of the container
00221511
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