Chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of Corythomantis greeningi (Anura: Hylidae)
Corythomantis greeningi is a casque-headed frog that occurs in xeric and sub-humid regions of northeastern Brazil. Individuals are often found on rocks on banks of temporary streams or in ponds upon “lajedos”. Suctorial tadpoles are often found clasping to the rocks in the streams so as not to be dr...
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| author | Marianna Isabella Rosa Rodrigues de Oliveira Luiz Norberto Weber Rafael O. de Sá Johnny Sousa Ferreira Anna Evelin Coimbra Libório André Masahide Guimarães Takazone |
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| description | Corythomantis greeningi is a casque-headed frog that occurs in xeric and sub-humid regions of northeastern Brazil. Individuals are often found on rocks on banks of temporary streams or in ponds upon “lajedos”. Suctorial tadpoles are often found clasping to the rocks in the streams so as not to be dragged by the current; therefore, they have modified external and internal morphology. Here, we describe the internal oral anatomy and the chondrocranium of the tadpole of C. greeningi and compare it to the available descriptions of Lophyohylinae and other suctorial tadpoles. The internal oral morphology in C. greeningi resembles pond-dwelling casque-headed frogs, although it has been found in temporary lotic environments. Corythomantis greeningi has unusual chondrocranial morphology relative to that of other described Lophyohylinae, including marked differences at the cornua trabeculae and palatoquadrate. Apparently, the chondrocranial morphology is related to its ecomorphology, because it is structurally more similar to other suctorial tadpoles that inhabit lotic environments than to phylogenetically related species such as Trachycephalus typhonius and Phyllodytes gyrinaethes |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02eae8aba7b448e891a2a3b2698155ca2022-12-21T22:49:06ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972316-90792017-06-01161Chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of Corythomantis greeningi (Anura: Hylidae)Marianna Isabella Rosa Rodrigues de Oliveira0Luiz Norberto Weber1Rafael O. de Sá2Johnny Sousa Ferreira3Anna Evelin Coimbra Libório4André Masahide Guimarães Takazone5Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Biologia. Departamento de Zoologia. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Diversidade AnimalUniversidade Federal do Sul da Bahia. Instituto Sosígenes Costa de Humanidades, Artes e CiênciasUniversity of Richmond. Departament of BiologyUniversidade Federal do Maranhão. Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde. Departamento de BiologiaUniversidade Federal do Maranhão. Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde. Departamento de BiologiaUniversidade Federal do Maranhão. Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde. Departamento de BiologiaCorythomantis greeningi is a casque-headed frog that occurs in xeric and sub-humid regions of northeastern Brazil. Individuals are often found on rocks on banks of temporary streams or in ponds upon “lajedos”. Suctorial tadpoles are often found clasping to the rocks in the streams so as not to be dragged by the current; therefore, they have modified external and internal morphology. Here, we describe the internal oral anatomy and the chondrocranium of the tadpole of C. greeningi and compare it to the available descriptions of Lophyohylinae and other suctorial tadpoles. The internal oral morphology in C. greeningi resembles pond-dwelling casque-headed frogs, although it has been found in temporary lotic environments. Corythomantis greeningi has unusual chondrocranial morphology relative to that of other described Lophyohylinae, including marked differences at the cornua trabeculae and palatoquadrate. Apparently, the chondrocranial morphology is related to its ecomorphology, because it is structurally more similar to other suctorial tadpoles that inhabit lotic environments than to phylogenetically related species such as Trachycephalus typhonius and Phyllodytes gyrinaetheshttps://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/134075Casque-headed Frogcranial morphologyLophyohylinaeoral cavity |
| spellingShingle | Marianna Isabella Rosa Rodrigues de Oliveira Luiz Norberto Weber Rafael O. de Sá Johnny Sousa Ferreira Anna Evelin Coimbra Libório André Masahide Guimarães Takazone Chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of Corythomantis greeningi (Anura: Hylidae) Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology Casque-headed Frog cranial morphology Lophyohylinae oral cavity |
| title | Chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of Corythomantis greeningi (Anura: Hylidae) |
| title_full | Chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of Corythomantis greeningi (Anura: Hylidae) |
| title_fullStr | Chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of Corythomantis greeningi (Anura: Hylidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of Corythomantis greeningi (Anura: Hylidae) |
| title_short | Chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of Corythomantis greeningi (Anura: Hylidae) |
| title_sort | chondrocranium and internal oral morphology of the tadpole of corythomantis greeningi anura hylidae |
| topic | Casque-headed Frog cranial morphology Lophyohylinae oral cavity |
| url | https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/134075 |
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