Internal Larval Morphology of Two Species of Shining Leaf Frogs (Anura: Phyllomedusidae: Phasmahyla)

Pedro Henrique dos Santos Dias; Marcelle Mongin-Aquino; Florencia Vera Candioti; Ana Maria Paulino Telles de Carvalho-e-Silva; Délio Baêta

doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-16-00055.1

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25 April 2018 Internal Larval Morphology of Two Species of Shining Leaf Frogs (Anura: Phyllomedusidae: Phasmahyla)

Pedro Henrique dos Santos Dias, Marcelle Mongin-Aquino, Florencia Vera Candioti, Ana Maria Paulino Telles de Carvalho-e-Silva, Délio Baêta

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South American J. of Herpetology, 13(1):44-53 (2018). https://doi.org/10.2994/SAJH-D-16-00055.1

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We describe the buccal cavity and chondrocranial morphology of Phasmahyla cruzi tadpoles in comparison to P. guttata. We also provide a review of some characters for larval phyllomedusids and discuss some evolutionary aspects related to the funnel-mouthed configuration. Our discussion highlights that several characters evolved independently in several taxa with umbelliform oral discs. Nevertheless, we suggest that the dorsal orientation of the suprarostral cartilage and the presence of a prenarial ridge on the buccal roof may represent synapomorphic character states for the genus Phasmahyla.

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Pedro Henrique dos Santos Dias, Marcelle Mongin-Aquino, Florencia Vera Candioti, Ana Maria Paulino Telles de Carvalho-e-Silva, and Délio Baêta "Internal Larval Morphology of Two Species of Shining Leaf Frogs (Anura: Phyllomedusidae: Phasmahyla)," South American Journal of Herpetology 13(1), 44-53, (25 April 2018). https://doi.org/10.2994/SAJH-D-16-00055.1

Received: 21 November 2016; Accepted: 24 November 2017; Published: 25 April 2018

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