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Species: Boophis englaenderi

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Species: Boophis englaenderi
Genus: Boophis
Family: Mantellidae
Species in Frost database: Boophis englaenderi
ID information: FJ559124.1 / zsm0623/2004
NCBI name: Boophis englaenderi
Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic, clasping, suctorial
Collector: R. D. Randrianiaina
Country: Madagascar
Locality 1: n.a.
Locality 2: Marojejy National Park
Coordinate 1: 14°26.070' S
Coordinate 2: 49°45.638' E
Aquatic habitat: lotic
Gosner stage: 35
Total length: 47.186 mm
Body length: 12.148 mm
Tail length: 35.038 mm
Maximum body heigth: 4.992 mm
Maximum body width: 10.111 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 1.972 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 7.277 mm
Eye diameter: 1.823 mm
Internostrial distance: 3.239 mm
Interorbital distance: 6.788 mm
Maximum height of tail: 4.406 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 1.262 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 0.957 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 3.853 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 5.801 mm
Oral disc width: 5.115 mm
Position of oral disc: ventral
Disc emarginated: no
LKRF: 4(3,4)/3(1)
Anterior keradont rows: 4
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>3>4
Relative length of posterior rows: 2>1=3
Anterior papillae: 0
Posterior papillae: 1b
MPRF: 0/1-2/1-2
Shape of marginal papillae: conical
Submarginal papillae: yes
Jaw sheaths present: yes
Jaw sheaths serrated: clearly
Upper jaw sheath shape: m
Lower jaw sheath shape: v
Thickness of jaw sheaths: massive
Nostrils present: yes
Position of nostrils: dorsolateral
Direction of nostrils: dorsolaterally
Shape of nostrils: ovoid
Nostrils with structure: half torus
Position of eyes: dorsolaterally
Direction of eyes: dorsolaterally
Position of spiracle: lsl
Shape of spiracle: free from body
Position of vent tube: medial a
Shape of vent tube: displaced anteriorly and dorsally
Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: a
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: g
Tail tip: round
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