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Species: Leptodactylus syphax

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Species: Leptodactylus syphax
Genus: Leptodactylus
Family: Leptodactylidae
Species in Frost database: Leptodactylus syphax
ID information: KF723197.1 / smf94175
NCBI name: Leptodactylus syphax
Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic
Collector: A. Schulze
Country: Bolivia
Locality 1: Santa Cruz
Locality 2: Nuflo de Chavez
Coordinate 1: S 16°21.578'
Coordinate 2: W 062°00.003'
Aquatic habitat: lentic
Gosner stage: 39
Total length: 65.55 mm
Body length: 22.72 mm
Tail length: 42.83 mm
Maximum body heigth: 9.73 mm
Maximum body width: 14.3 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 1.11 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 12.61 mm
Eye diameter: 2.7 mm
Internostrial distance: 2.73 mm
Interorbital distance: 6.89 mm
Maximum height of tail: 10.48 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 4 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 3.1 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 6.17 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 5.84 mm
Oral disc width: 4.52 mm
Position of oral disc: near-ventral
Disc emarginated: no
LKRF: 2(2)/3(1)
Anterior keradont rows: 2
Posterior keradont rows: 3
Anterior gaps: yes
Anterior rows with gaps: 1
Posterior gaps: yes
Posterior rows with gaps: 1
Relative length of anterior rows: 2>1
Relative length of posterior rows: 3>1=2
Anterior papillae: 1-2
Posterior papillae: 1-2
MPRF: (2)/2/2
Shape of marginal papillae: conical
Submarginal papillae: yes
Jaw sheaths present: yes
Jaw sheaths serrated: clearly
Upper jaw sheath shape: arched
Lower jaw sheath shape: broadly v
Thickness of jaw sheaths: robust
Nostrils present: yes
Position of nostrils: dorsolaterally
Direction of nostrils: dorsolaterally
Shape of nostrils: ovoid
Nostrils with structure: torus
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: dorsally, laterally
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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