TY - JOUR
T1 - The Tadpole of Epipedobates darwinwallacei Cisneros-Heredia and Yánez-Muñoz, 2011 (Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae), with New Synapomorphies for Epipedobates
AU - Dias, Pedro Henrique Dos Santos
AU - Anganoy-Criollo, Marvin
AU - Guayasamin, Juan M.
AU - Grant, Taran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Brazilian Society of Herpetology.
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - The trans-Andean genus Epipedobates comprises seven species, of which tadpoles have been described for five. Herein, we describe the tadpole of Epipedobates darwinwallacei and compare it to free-swimming tadpoles of E. anthonyi, E. boulengeri, E. espinosai, E. machalilla, E. narinensis, and E.Tricolor. Furthermore, we suggest as putative synapomorphies for the genus Epipedobates the following larval character-states: (i) shelf on the upper jaw sheath, and (ii) subcutaneous melanophores distributed in two transverse bands in the peribranchial area. Additionally, the presence of white spots on the anterolateral and ventrolateral surfaces of the body is possibly synapomorphic but requires further study.
AB - The trans-Andean genus Epipedobates comprises seven species, of which tadpoles have been described for five. Herein, we describe the tadpole of Epipedobates darwinwallacei and compare it to free-swimming tadpoles of E. anthonyi, E. boulengeri, E. espinosai, E. machalilla, E. narinensis, and E.Tricolor. Furthermore, we suggest as putative synapomorphies for the genus Epipedobates the following larval character-states: (i) shelf on the upper jaw sheath, and (ii) subcutaneous melanophores distributed in two transverse bands in the peribranchial area. Additionally, the presence of white spots on the anterolateral and ventrolateral surfaces of the body is possibly synapomorphic but requires further study.
KW - Anura
KW - Dendrobatoidea
KW - Larval morphology
KW - Systematics
KW - Taxonomy.
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U2 - 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00023.1
DO - 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00023.1
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85046016464
SN - 1808-9798
VL - 13
SP - 54
EP - 63
JO - South American Journal of Herpetology
JF - South American Journal of Herpetology
IS - 1
ER -