The tadpole of Chiasmocleis alagoanus Cruz, Caramaschi & Freire, 1999 (Anura: Microhylidae)

Authors

  • Filipe Augusto Cavalcanti do Nascimento Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Museu de História Natural, Setor de Zoologia
  • Gabriel Omar Skuk Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Anura, Microhylidae, larval morphology, Atlantic Rain Forest, Alagoas

Abstract

Tadpoles of Chiasmocleis alagoanus were collected from a temporary pond in a remnant of Atlantic Forest, municipal district of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. The tadpole presents lentic and nektonic habit. Body triangular in lateral view and oval in dorsal view; snout truncate in lateral, dorsal and ventral view. Eyes lateral and nostrils absent. Spiracle medial with wide opening. Anal tube ventral and short, with central opening, without free margin. Oral opening terminal, with marginal papillae and jaw sheaths absent, with the superior semicircular labial flaps suspended on the extremities of the mouth. Tooth rows absent. Tail length representing 59.1% of total length. In preservative the body is brown light and the viscera is partially visible. Notes on the environment and comparison with other tadpoles of the genera are provided.

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Published

2006-01-01

How to Cite

Nascimento, F. A. C. do, & Skuk, G. O. (2006). The tadpole of Chiasmocleis alagoanus Cruz, Caramaschi & Freire, 1999 (Anura: Microhylidae). Biota Neotropica, 6(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/221

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