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A hundred-year-old mystery—the reproductive mode and larval morphology of the enigmatic frog genus Allophryne (Amphibia; Anura; Allophrynidae)

Die Naturwissenschaften, 2024-06, Vol.111 (3)

The Author(s) 2024 ;ISSN: 0028-1042 ;EISSN: 1432-1904 ;DOI: 10.1007/s00114-024-01910-y

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  • Title:
    A hundred-year-old mystery—the reproductive mode and larval morphology of the enigmatic frog genus Allophryne (Amphibia; Anura; Allophrynidae)
  • Author: dos Santos Dias, Pedro Henrique ; Delia, Jesse ; Taboada, Carlos ; Altig, Ronald ; Rada, Marco
  • Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences ; Ecology ; Environment ; Life Sciences ; Original Article
  • Is Part Of: Die Naturwissenschaften, 2024-06, Vol.111 (3)
  • Description: Frogs of the Allophrynidae are an enigmatic family from South America. To date, published information is lacking regarding this group’s reproductive biology and larval morphology. Here, we provide the first detailed description of the reproductive mode, developmental mode, and tadpole morphology for Allophryne ruthveni . We developed a captive breeding and rearing protocol for this species and then conducted a series of observations to describe aspects of its reproductive biology. In captivity, this species exhibits aquatic oviposition, where single eggs are laid ungrouped within a simple jelly capsule and are scattered free in the water column before sinking to develop on benthic substrates. We did not observe parental care nor any parental interactions with eggs post-fertilization. Tadpoles are characterized by an oval body, anteroventral oral disc, a labial tooth row formula of 2(2)/3, and a dextral vent tube. The buccopharyngeal cavity is marked by the presence of two pairs of infralabial papilla and four lingual papillae. Cranial morphology is characterized by the presence of the commissura quadratoorbital. This species possesses an additional slip of the m. rectus cervicis and of the m. levator arcuum branchialium III. We discuss our results in comparison with glassfrogs (Centrolenidae).
  • Publisher: Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0028-1042
    EISSN: 1432-1904
    DOI: 10.1007/s00114-024-01910-y
  • Source: Springer Nature OA/Free Journals
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