Osteological characters are used to infer the phylogenetic relationships of the Venezuelan toad, Bufo sternosignatus. The species does not have a ventrolateral process on the quadratojugal, a synapomorphy for the especies of the B. typhonius clade and is associated to B. humboldti a species of the B. granulosus group.
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1 June 2005
Osteology of Bufo sternosignatus Günther, 1858 (Anura: Bufonidae) with Comments on Phylogenetic Implications
Claudia M. Vélez-Rodríguez
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