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| Definitions of the following characters are given here. | |
| Species: Boophis madagascariensis | |
| Genus: Boophis | |
| Family: Mantellidae | |
| Species in Frost database: Boophis madagascariensis | |
| ID information: MF768445.1 / zsm1529/2007 | |
| NCBI name: Boophis madagascariensis | |
| Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic, clasping, suctorial | |
| Collector: RD Randrianiaina, M Vences, F Glaw | |
| Country: Madagascar | |
| Locality 1: n.a. | |
| Locality 2: R S Marojejy - Camp Simpona | |
| Coordinate 1: 14°26.199' S | |
| Coordinate 2: 49°46.601' E | |
| Aquatic habitat: lotic | |
| Gosner stage: 37 | |
| Total length: 59.12 mm | |
| Body length: 19.915 mm | |
| Tail length: 39.205 mm | |
| Maximum body heigth: 9.839 mm | |
| Maximum body width: 11.76 mm | |
| Snout-nostril-distance: 2.11 mm | |
| Snout-spiraculum-distance: 10.875 mm | |
| Eye diameter: 2.462 mm | |
| Internostrial distance: 3.632 mm | |
| Interorbital distance: 6.783 mm | |
| Maximum height of tail: 10.813 mm | |
| Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 3.583 mm | |
| Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 3.184 mm | |
| Maximum height of tail muscle: 5.519 mm | |
| Maximum width of tail muscle: 5.031 mm | |
| Oral disc width: 4.47 mm | |
| Position of oral disc: anteroventral | |
| Disc emarginated: laterally | |
| 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>1>5 | |
| Relative length of posterior rows: 2>1=3 | |
| Anterior papillae: 1b | |
| Posterior papillae: 1-2 | |
| MPRF: (1)/2/1-2 | |
| Shape of marginal papillae: blunt | |
| Submarginal papillae: yes | |
| 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: ovoid | |
| Nostrils with structure: torus | |
| Position of eyes: laterally | |
| Direction of eyes: dorsolaterally | |
| Position of spiracle: mss | |
| Shape of spiracle: slight ridge | |
| Position of vent tube: dextral b | |
| Shape of vent tube: dextral opening | |
| Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: a | |
| Lateral line system visible: yes | |
| Position of lateral line system: dorsally | |
| Relative heigth of fins: d>v | |
| Dorsal fin reaches onto body: no | |
| Margin of ventral fin: a | |
| Margin of dorsal fin: a | |
| Tail tip: triangular | |
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