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Species: Osteocephalus taurinus

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Species: Osteocephalus taurinus
Genus: Osteocephalus
Family: Hylidae
Species in Frost database: Osteocephalus taurinus
ID information: KU495409.1 / smf94096
NCBI name: Osteocephalus taurinus
Ecomorphological guild (s): nekotonic
Collector: A. Schulze
Country: Bolivia
Locality 1: Santa Cruz
Locality 2: Nuflo de Chavez
Coordinate 1: S16° 20.696'
Coordinate 2: W062° 00.549'
Aquatic habitat: lentic
Gosner stage: 39
Total length: 39.12 mm
Body length: 12.76 mm
Tail length: 26.36 mm
Maximum body heigth: 6.96 mm
Maximum body width: 9.53 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 1.63 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 8.33 mm
Eye diameter: 1.78 mm
Internostrial distance: 3.65 mm
Interorbital distance: 5.81 mm
Maximum height of tail: 8.04 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 2.78 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 2.12 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 4.19 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 3.35 mm
Oral disc width: 3.47 mm
Position of oral disc: anteroventral
Disc emarginated: no
LKRF: 2(2)/6(1)
Anterior keradont rows: 2
Posterior keradont rows: 6
Anterior gaps: yes
Anterior rows with gaps: 1
Posterior gaps: yes
Posterior rows with gaps: 1
Relative length of anterior rows: 1=2
Relative length of posterior rows: 2>1=3>4>5>6
Anterior papillae: 1b
Posterior papillae: 1-2
MPRF: (1)/1-2/1-2
Shape of marginal papillae: conical
Submarginal papillae: yes
Jaw sheaths present: yes
Jaw sheaths serrated: finely
Upper jaw sheath shape: broadly arched
Lower jaw sheath shape: broadly v
Thickness of jaw sheaths: medium
Nostrils present: yes
Position of nostrils: dorsolaterally
Direction of nostrils: anterolaterally
Shape of nostrils: round
Nostrils with structure: torus
Position of eyes: dorsolaterally
Direction of eyes: dorsolaterally
Position of spiracle: lss
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: yes
Position of lateral line system: dorsally, laterally
Relative heigth of fins: d>v
Dorsal fin reaches onto body: no
Margin of ventral fin: c
Margin of dorsal fin: a
Tail tip: triangular
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