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Species: Scaphiophryne menabensis

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Species: Scaphiophryne menabensis
Genus: Scaphiophryne
Family: Microhylidae
Species in Frost database: Scaphiophryne menabensis
ID information: KU937800.1 / zsm413/2004
NCBI name: Scaphiophryne menabensis
Ecomorphological guild (s): suspension-feeder
Collector: no data
Country: Madagascar
Locality 1: n.a.
Locality 2: Kirindy
Coordinate 1: no data
Coordinate 2: no data
Aquatic habitat: lentic
Gosner stage: 35
Total length: 26.26 mm
Body length: 11.807 mm
Tail length: 14.453 mm
Maximum body heigth: 5.982 mm
Maximum body width: 9.299 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 2.112 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 9.761 mm
Eye diameter: 0.978 mm
Internostrial distance: 1.211 mm
Interorbital distance: 5.339 mm
Maximum height of tail: 6.51 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 2.318 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 2.228 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 2.244 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 1.526 mm
Oral disc width: - mm
Position of oral disc: anterior
Disc emarginated: no
LKRF: absent
Anterior keradont rows: absent
Posterior keradont rows: absent
Anterior gaps: no
Anterior rows with gaps: 0
Posterior gaps: no
Posterior rows with gaps: 0
Relative length of anterior rows: absent
Relative length of posterior rows: absent
Anterior papillae: absent
Posterior papillae: absent
MPRF: absent
Shape of marginal papillae: absent
Submarginal papillae: no
Jaw sheaths present: no
Jaw sheaths serrated: absent
Upper jaw sheath shape: absent
Lower jaw sheath shape: absent
Thickness of jaw sheaths: absent
Nostrils present: no
Position of nostrils: absent
Direction of nostrils: absent
Shape of nostrils: absent
Nostrils with structure: absent
Position of eyes: laterally
Direction of eyes: laterally
Position of spiracle: svl
Shape of spiracle: wall absent
Position of vent tube: medial b
Shape of vent tube: displaced anteriorly
Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: b
Lateral line system visible: no
Position of lateral line system: absent
Relative heigth of fins: d=v
Dorsal fin reaches onto body: no
Margin of ventral fin: a
Margin of dorsal fin: a
Tail tip: destroyed
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