Otophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from the highlands of Guyana: redescriptions, vocalisations, tadpoles and new distributions

Otophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from the highlands of Guyana: redescriptions, vocalisations, tadpoles and new distributions

Recent collections are used to expand existing descriptions of adults of Otophryne robusta and O. steyermarki.The calls of O. pyburni and O. robusta are compared. Tadpoles of O. robusta and O. steyermarki are described. Characters for distinguishing among adults and tadpoles of these two species and...

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Main Authors: Ross D. MacCulloch, Amy Lathrop, Leslie R. Minter, Samir Z. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-01-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Subjects:
Otophryne robusta
Otophryne steyermarki
girinos
Escudo Guianense
tadpoles
Guiana Shield
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492008002200001

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