Tadpoles of three species of the genus Rhinella Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura – Bufonidae) from Bahia State, Brazil

Authors

  • Ednei de Almeida Mercês Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Transnordestina, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil.
  • Flora Acuña Juncá Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Transnordestina, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil.
  • Francisco S. Cousiño Casal

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https://doi.org/10.13102/scb8003

Abstract

This study offers a contribution to the knowledge of biology and taxonomy of the genus Rhinella Fitzinger, 1826, through the morphologic description of tadpoles of Rhinella granulosa (Spix, 1824), Rhinella hoogmoedi (Caramaschi & Pombal, 2006) and Rhinella jimi (Stévaux, 2002) from the state of Bahia, Brazil. It also compares the tadpole morphology of this study with the descriptions of tadpoles of other species of the genus.

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Published

2009-09-30

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Mercês, E. de A., Juncá, F. A., & Casal, F. S. C. (2009). Tadpoles of three species of the genus Rhinella Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura – Bufonidae) from Bahia State, Brazil. SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 9(2/3), 133–138. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb8003

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Vol. 9 No. 2/3 (2009)

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