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Species: Ptychohyla hypomykter

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Species: Ptychohyla hypomykter
Genus: Ptychohyla
Family: Hylidae
Species in Frost database: Ptychohyla hypomykter
ID information: MK177007.1 / smf82815
NCBI name: Ptychohyla hypomykter
Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic, suctorial
Collector: A. Z. Quintana
Country: Nicaragua
Locality 1: Atlantico Norte
Locality 2: n.a.
Coordinate 1: n.a.
Coordinate 2: n.a.
Aquatic habitat: lotic
Gosner stage: 37
Total length: 55.78 mm
Body length: 17.87 mm
Tail length: 37.91 mm
Maximum body heigth: 8.79 mm
Maximum body width: 10.85 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 2.12 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 9.29 mm
Eye diameter: 1.95 mm
Internostrial distance: 3.43 mm
Interorbital distance: 6.3 mm
Maximum height of tail: 9.87 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: - mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: - mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 6.2 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 6.03 mm
Oral disc width: 6.16 mm
Position of oral disc: near-ventral
Disc emarginated: posteriorly
LKRF: 2(1,2)/3(1)
Anterior keradont rows: 2
Posterior keradont rows: 3
Anterior gaps: yes
Anterior rows with gaps: 2
Posterior gaps: yes
Posterior rows with gaps: 1
Relative length of anterior rows: 1=2
Relative length of posterior rows: 2>1=3
Anterior papillae: 2b
Posterior papillae: 2b
MPRF: 1/2/1
Shape of marginal papillae: triangular
Submarginal papillae: yes
Jaw sheaths present: yes
Jaw sheaths serrated: clearly
Upper jaw sheath shape: moderately arched
Lower jaw sheath shape: v
Thickness of jaw sheaths: slender
Nostrils present: yes
Position of nostrils: dorsolateral
Direction of nostrils: anterolaterally
Shape of nostrils: ovoid
Nostrils with structure: no
Position of eyes: dorsolaterally
Direction of eyes: dorsolaterally
Position of spiracle: lss
Shape of spiracle: slight ridge
Position of vent tube: medial a
Shape of vent tube: medial
Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: b
Lateral line system visible: yes
Position of lateral line system: laterally, dorsally
Relative heigth of fins: d=v
Dorsal fin reaches onto body: no
Margin of ventral fin: a
Margin of dorsal fin: a
Tail tip: round
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