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Definitions of the following characters are given here. |
Species: Boophis microtympanum | |
Genus: Boophis |
Family: Mantellidae |
Species in Frost database: Boophis microtympanum |
ID information: FJ559129.1 / zsm622/2008 |
NCBI name: Boophis microtympanum |
Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic, clasping, suctorial |
Collector: R. D. Randrianiaina and L. Raharivololoniaina |
Country: Madagascar |
Locality 1: n.a. |
Locality 2: Ambohitantely Special Reserve |
Coordinate 1: 18°11.058' S |
Coordinate 2: 47°16.051' E |
Aquatic habitat: lotic |
Gosner stage: 35 |
Total length: 62.417 mm |
Body length: 21.094 mm |
Tail length: 41.323 mm |
Maximum body heigth: 11.446 mm |
Maximum body width: 13.458 mm |
Snout-nostril-distance: 2.727 mm |
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 11.549 mm |
Eye diameter: 2.376 mm |
Internostrial distance: 3.395 mm |
Interorbital distance: 7.145 mm |
Maximum height of tail: 11.446 mm |
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 3.471 mm |
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 2.397 mm |
Maximum height of tail muscle: 7.334 mm |
Maximum width of tail muscle: 6.025 mm |
Oral disc width: 5.964 mm |
Position of oral disc: anteroventral |
Disc emarginated: no |
LKRF: 4(2-4)/3(1) |
Anterior keradont rows: 4 |
Posterior keradont rows: 3 |
Anterior gaps: yes |
Anterior rows with gaps: 3 |
Posterior gaps: yes |
Posterior rows with gaps: 1 |
Relative length of anterior rows: 3>2>1>4 |
Relative length of posterior rows: 2>1=3 |
Anterior papillae: 1 |
Posterior papillae: 1 |
MPRF: (1)/1-2/1 |
Shape of marginal papillae: conical |
Submarginal papillae: no |
Jaw sheaths present: yes |
Jaw sheaths serrated: clearly |
Upper jaw sheath shape: m |
Lower jaw sheath shape: v |
Thickness of jaw sheaths: robust |
Nostrils present: yes |
Position of nostrils: dorsolateral |
Direction of nostrils: anterodorsally |
Shape of nostrils: ovoid |
Nostrils with structure: torus |
Position of eyes: dorsolaterally |
Direction of eyes: dorsolaterally |
Position of spiracle: mss |
Shape of spiracle: wall absent |
Position of vent tube: dextral b |
Shape of vent tube: displaced anteriorly |
Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: c |
Lateral line system visible: no |
Position of lateral line system: absent |
Relative heigth of fins: d>v |
Dorsal fin reaches onto body: yes |
Margin of ventral fin: a |
Margin of dorsal fin: a |
Tail tip: triangular |
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