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Species: Boophis laurenti

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Species: Boophis laurenti
Genus: Boophis
Family: Mantellidae
Species in Frost database: Boophis laurenti
ID information: AY659963.1 / zsm912/2004
NCBI name: Boophis laurenti
Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic, clasping, suctorial
Collector: no data
Country: Madagascar
Locality 1: n.a.
Locality 2: Andringitra Pick Boby
Coordinate 1: no data
Coordinate 2: no data
Aquatic habitat: lotic
Gosner stage: 34
Total length: 54.5 mm
Body length: 50.905 mm
Tail length: 3.595 mm
Maximum body heigth: 9.143 mm
Maximum body width: 12.546 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 2.137 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 9.913 mm
Eye diameter: 1.421 mm
Internostrial distance: 3.509 mm
Interorbital distance: 5.481 mm
Maximum height of tail: 9.23 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 3.106 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 2.783 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 4.832 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 4.624 mm
Oral disc width: 4.039 mm
Position of oral disc: anteroventral
Disc emarginated: laterally
LKRF: 5(2-5)/3(1)
Anterior keradont rows: 5
Posterior keradont rows: 3
Anterior gaps: yes
Anterior rows with gaps: 4
Posterior gaps: yes
Posterior rows with gaps: 1
Relative length of anterior rows: 3>2=1>4>5
Relative length of posterior rows: 2>1=3
Anterior papillae: 2b
Posterior papillae: 2b
MPRF: (2)/1/1-2
Shape of marginal papillae: blunt
Submarginal papillae: no
Jaw sheaths present: yes
Jaw sheaths serrated: slightly
Upper jaw sheath shape: m
Lower jaw sheath shape: v
Thickness of jaw sheaths: slender
Nostrils present: yes
Position of nostrils: anterolateral
Direction of nostrils: anterolaterally
Shape of nostrils: round
Nostrils with structure: torus
Position of eyes: laterally
Direction of eyes: laterally
Position of spiracle: mss
Shape of spiracle: free from body
Position of vent tube: dextral b
Shape of vent tube: dextral opening
Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: b
Lateral line system visible: yes
Position of lateral line system: dorsolaterally
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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