Tooth row variation in tadpoles of Dendropsophus labialis (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and the evolution of oral morphology in the genus

Labial tooth row variation was assessed in Dendropsophus labialis tadpoles from the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia. The presence of a second anterior labial tooth row was detected, showing thus a labial tooth row formula of 2/2. This second anterior tooth row was present in a substantial number of...

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Main Author: Gustavo A. Ballen
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Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018-07-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/65677
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description Labial tooth row variation was assessed in Dendropsophus labialis tadpoles from the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia. The presence of a second anterior labial tooth row was detected, showing thus a labial tooth row formula of 2/2. This second anterior tooth row was present in a substantial number of individuals, suggesting that the observed variation is not unusual. This variation contradicts earlier reports about the number of labial tooth rows in this species, whose labial tooth row formula has been reported as 1/2 without variation. A novel ontogenetic pattern of tooth row addition was detected, differing from earlier observations made on Pseudacris regilla tadpoles in terms of tooth row appearance order. The taxonomic implications for these data are discussed along with the evolution of oral morphologies in the genus.
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spelling doaj-art-8ba153375c0a4260bf46c5e50fe873e42025-08-20T02:08:09ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCaldasia0366-52322357-37592018-07-0140221623110.15446/caldasia.v40n2.6567748846Tooth row variation in tadpoles of Dendropsophus labialis (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and the evolution of oral morphology in the genusGustavo A. Ballen0Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São PauloLabial tooth row variation was assessed in Dendropsophus labialis tadpoles from the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia. The presence of a second anterior labial tooth row was detected, showing thus a labial tooth row formula of 2/2. This second anterior tooth row was present in a substantial number of individuals, suggesting that the observed variation is not unusual. This variation contradicts earlier reports about the number of labial tooth rows in this species, whose labial tooth row formula has been reported as 1/2 without variation. A novel ontogenetic pattern of tooth row addition was detected, differing from earlier observations made on Pseudacris regilla tadpoles in terms of tooth row appearance order. The taxonomic implications for these data are discussed along with the evolution of oral morphologies in the genus.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/65677Anuran larvaeHylinaemouthpartsmorphologyontogeny
spellingShingle Gustavo A. Ballen
Tooth row variation in tadpoles of Dendropsophus labialis (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and the evolution of oral morphology in the genus
Caldasia
Anuran larvae
Hylinae
mouthparts
morphology
ontogeny
title Tooth row variation in tadpoles of Dendropsophus labialis (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and the evolution of oral morphology in the genus
title_full Tooth row variation in tadpoles of Dendropsophus labialis (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and the evolution of oral morphology in the genus
title_fullStr Tooth row variation in tadpoles of Dendropsophus labialis (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and the evolution of oral morphology in the genus
title_full_unstemmed Tooth row variation in tadpoles of Dendropsophus labialis (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and the evolution of oral morphology in the genus
title_short Tooth row variation in tadpoles of Dendropsophus labialis (Anura: Hylidae: Dendropsophini) and the evolution of oral morphology in the genus
title_sort tooth row variation in tadpoles of dendropsophus labialis anura hylidae dendropsophini and the evolution of oral morphology in the genus
topic Anuran larvae
Hylinae
mouthparts
morphology
ontogeny
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/65677
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