Extended Description and Comparative Analysis of Tadpoles of Theloderma bicolor (Bourret, 1937) and Theloderma corticale (Boulenger, 1903) (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorinae) from Vietnam

Ivan I. Kropachev, Alexei A. Evsyunin, Nikolai L. Orlov

Abstract


In this article we give an extended description of tadpoles of Theloderma bicolor and Theloderma corticale and present morphological differences between larval stages of these two closely related and parapatric species. Larvae of these two species clearly differ by their size (tadpoles of T. bicolor are much smaller than tadpoles of T. corticale at the same developmental stages), number of marginal papillae in one row (less in T. bicolor than in T. corticale) and tail shape.

Keywords


tadpoles description; comparative analysis; Theloderma corticale; Theloderma bicolor

Full Text:

PDF

References


Altig R. (2007), «A primer for the morphology of anuran tadpoles,» Herpetol. Conserv. Biol., 2, 71 – 74.

Altig R. and Johnston G. F. (1989), «Guilds of anuran larvae: relationships among developmental modes, morphologies, and habitats,» Herpetol. Monogr., 3, 81 – 109.

Altig R. and McDiarmid R. W. (1999), «Body plan: development and morphology,» in: R. W. McDiarmid and R. Altig (eds.), Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 24 – 51.

Annandale N. (1912), «Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911 – 1912. I. Batrachia,» Rec. Indian Mus., 8, 1 – 36.

Arinin I. Y. and Ryabov S. A. (2006), «Captive breeding of Theloderma gordoni Taylor, 1962,» Russ. J. Herpetol., 13(3), 242 – 246.

Arinin I. (2009), «Keeping and breeding of Theloderma gordoni in terrarium,» Reptilia, 77, 29 – 34.

Boulenger G. A. (1903), «Report on the Batrahians and Reptiles,» in: N. Annandale and H. C. Robinson (eds.). Fasciculi Malayensis, pp. 131 – 171.

Evsyunin A. A. (2009), «First captive breeding of Theloderma horridum,» Reptilia, 64, 21 – 24.

Evsyunin A. A. (2012), «Larval development of Rhacophorid frog Theloderma asperum under laboratory conditions,» Nauch. Issl. Zool. Parkov, 28, 17 – 23 [in Russian].

Evsyunin A. A., Ryabov S. A., and Kunz K. (2010), «Erstnachucht des Moosfroschs Theloderma leporosa,» Terraria, 26, 50 – 56.

Frost D. R. (2013), Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 5.6. [January, 2013], Available from: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibian. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.

Gawor A., Chapuis S., Cuong the Pham, Truong Quang Nguyen, Schmitz A., Ziegler T. (2012), «Larval morphology of two species of the genus Theloderma (Tschudi, 1838) from Vietnam (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorinae),» Zootaxa, 3395, 59 – 64.

Gosner K. L. (1960), «A simplified table for staging anuran embryos and larvae with notes in identification,» Herpetologica, 16, 183 – 190.

Grosjean S., Delorme M., Dubois A., and Ohler A. (2008), «Evolution of reproduction in the Rhacophoridae (Amphibia, Anura),» J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res., 46(2), 169 – 176.

Inger R. F., Orlov N. L., and Darevsky I. S. (1999), «Frogs of Vietnam: A Report on New Collections,» Fieldiana Zool., 92, 1 – 46.

Inthara C., Lauhachinda V., Nabhitabhata J., Chuaynkern Y., and Kumtong P. (2005), «Mouth Part Structures and Distribution of Some Tadpoles from Thailand,» Thai. Nat. Hist. Mus. J., 1(1), 55 – 78.

Leong T. M. and Kelvin K. P. Lim (2003), «Herpetofaunal records from Fraser’s hill, peninsular Malaysia, with larval descriptions of Limnonectes nitidus and Theloderma asperum (Amphibia: Ranidae and Rhacophoridae),» The Raffles Bull. Zool., 51, 123 – 136.

Orlov N. L. (1997), «Die Theloderma — Arten Vietnams,» Herpetofauna, 19(110), 5 – 9.

Orlov N. L., Dutta S. K., Ghate H. V., and Kent Y. (2006), «New species of Theloderma from Kon Tum (Vietnam) and Nagaland (India) [Anura: Rhacophoridae],» Russ. J. Herpetol., 13(2), 135 – 154.

Orlov N. L. and Rybaltovsky E. M. (1999), «Breeding of Theloderma corticale (Boulenger, 1903) in terrarium,» Sauria, 21(3), 17 – 20.

Orlov N. L., Ryabov S. A., Ananjeva N. B., and Evsyunin A. A. (2010), Asian Tree Frogs of Genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorinae), Izd. Zool. Inst. RAN, St. Petersburg.

Orlov N. L., Evsyunin A. A., and Ryabov S. A. (2011), «Breeding of rhacophorid frogs of Theloderma genus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) under laboratory conditions,» in: The Problems of Herpetology. Proc. 4th Meet. Nikolsky Herpetol. Soc., pp. 197 – 202 [in Russian].

Orlov N. L., Poyarkov N. A., Vassilieva A. B., Ananjeva N. B., Tao Thien Nguyen, Nguyen Ngoc Sang, and Geissler P. (2012), «Taxonomic notes on rhacophorid frogs (Rhacophorinae: Rhacophoridae: Anura) of southern part of Annamite mountains (Trung Son, Vietnam), with description of three new species,» Russ. J. Herpetol., 19(1), 23 – 64.

Rowley Jodi J. L., Duong Thi Thuy Le, Huy Duc Hoang, Vinh Quang Dau, and Trung Tien Cao (2011), «Two new species of Theloderma (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam,» Zootaxa, 3098, 1 – 20.

Wassersug R. G., Frogner K. G., and Inger R. F. (1981), «Adaptations for life in three holes by Rhacophorid tadpoles from Thailand,» J. Herpetol., 15(1), 41 – 52.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2013-20-1-56-60

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


You can subscribe to the print or electronic version of the journal on the site of EastView Company. If you have any questions, please write to the email sales@ivis.ru