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| Definitions of the following characters are given here. | |
| Species: Boophis jaegeri | |
| Genus: Boophis | |
| Family: Mantellidae | |
| Species in Frost database: Boophis jaegeri | |
| ID information: FJ559125.1 / zsm717/2010 | |
| NCBI name: Boophis jaegeri | |
| Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic, clasping, suctorial | |
| Collector: RD Randrianiaina, M Vences, DR Vieites, FM Ratsoavina, AS Rasamison, A Rakotoarison | |
| Country: Madagascar | |
| Locality 1: n.a. | |
| Locality 2: Maromiandra mountain, stream IMGP 4335-4338 | |
| Coordinate 1: no data | |
| Coordinate 2: no data | |
| Aquatic habitat: lotic | |
| Gosner stage: 37 | |
| Total length: 44.171 mm | |
| Body length: 15.755 mm | |
| Tail length: 28.416 mm | |
| Maximum body heigth: 8.547 mm | |
| Maximum body width: 9.8588 mm | |
| Snout-nostril-distance: 1.217 mm | |
| Snout-spiraculum-distance: 8.348 mm | |
| Eye diameter: 2.159 mm | |
| Internostrial distance: 2.814 mm | |
| Interorbital distance: 5.774 mm | |
| Maximum height of tail: 9.043 mm | |
| Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 3.727 mm | |
| Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 1.988 mm | |
| Maximum height of tail muscle: 5.255 mm | |
| Maximum width of tail muscle: 4.944 mm | |
| Oral disc width: 3.55 mm | |
| Position of oral disc: near ventral | |
| Disc emarginated: no | |
| LKRF: 5(2-5)/3(1) | |
| Anterior keradont rows: 5 | |
| Posterior keradont rows: 3 | |
| Anterior gaps: yes | |
| Anterior rows with gaps: 4 | |
| Posterior gaps: yes | |
| Posterior rows with gaps: 1 | |
| Relative length of anterior rows: 3>2=4>5>1 | |
| Relative length of posterior rows: 1>2=3 | |
| Anterior papillae: 1b | |
| Posterior papillae: 1b | |
| MPRF: (1)/1-2/1-2 | |
| Shape of marginal papillae: triangular | |
| 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: anterolateral | |
| Direction of nostrils: anterolaterally | |
| Shape of nostrils: round | |
| Nostrils with structure: torus | |
| Position of eyes: laterally | |
| Direction of eyes: laterally | |
| Position of spiracle: lsl | |
| Shape of spiracle: free from body | |
| Position of vent tube: medial b | |
| Shape of vent tube: displaced 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: e | |
| Tail tip: triangular | |
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