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Species: Dyscophus insularis

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Species: Dyscophus insularis
Genus: Dyscophus
Family: Microhylidae
Species in Frost database: Dyscophus insularis
ID information: MH063280.1 / zsm402/2004
NCBI name: Dyscophus insularis
Ecomorphological guild (s): suspension-feeder
Collector: no data
Country: Madagascar
Locality 1: n.a.
Locality 2: Kirindy
Coordinate 1: no data
Coordinate 2: no data
Aquatic habitat: lentic
Gosner stage: 34
Total length: 24.96 mm
Body length: 9.734 mm
Tail length: 15.225 mm
Maximum body heigth: 5.883 mm
Maximum body width: 7.401 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 1.031 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: - mm
Eye diameter: 1.174 mm
Internostrial distance: 1.312 mm
Interorbital distance: 6.898 mm
Maximum height of tail: 5.215 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 2.219 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 1.716 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 2.252 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 1.823 mm
Oral disc width: 3.23 mm
Position of oral disc: anterior
Disc emarginated: no
LKRF: absent
Anterior keradont rows: absent
Posterior keradont rows: absent
Anterior gaps: no
Anterior rows with gaps: 0
Posterior gaps: no
Posterior rows with gaps: 0
Relative length of anterior rows: absent
Relative length of posterior rows: absent
Anterior papillae: absent
Posterior papillae: absent
MPRF: absent
Shape of marginal papillae: absent
Submarginal papillae: no
Jaw sheaths present: no
Jaw sheaths serrated: absent
Upper jaw sheath shape: absent
Lower jaw sheath shape: absent
Thickness of jaw sheaths: absent
Nostrils present: no
Position of nostrils: absent
Direction of nostrils: absent
Shape of nostrils: absent
Nostrils with structure: absent
Position of eyes: laterally
Direction of eyes: laterally
Position of spiracle: mpv
Shape of spiracle: flabellate tube
Position of vent tube: medial a
Shape of vent tube: displaced anterior
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: yes
Margin of ventral fin: a
Margin of dorsal fin: a
Tail tip: elongate flagellum
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