Species: Boophis tephraeomystax

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Species: Boophis tephraeomystax
Genus: Boophis
Family: Mantellidae
Species in Frost database: Boophis tephraeomystax
ID information: AJ312117.1 / zsm1509/2007
NCBI name: Boophis tephraeomystax
Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic
Collector: RD Randrianiaina, M Vences, F Glaw
Country: Madagascar
Locality 1: n.a.
Locality 2: R S Marojejy - Camp Mantella
Coordinate 1: 14°26.230' S
Coordinate 2: 49°46.460' E
Aquatic habitat: lentic
Gosner stage: 38
Total length: 48.853 mm
Body length: 15.256 mm
Tail length: 33.597 mm
Maximum body heigth: 8.589 mm
Maximum body width: 9.839 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 1.199 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 8.627 mm
Eye diameter: 2.007 mm
Internostrial distance: 2.907 mm
Interorbital distance: 6.758 mm
Maximum height of tail: 10.1 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 3.458 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 2.447 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 6.866 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 4.075 mm
Oral disc width: 3.601 mm
Position of oral disc: anteroventral
Disc emarginated: laterally
LKRF: 6(2-6)/3(1)
Anterior keradont rows: 6
Posterior keradont rows: 3
Anterior gaps: yes
Anterior rows with gaps: 5
Posterior gaps: yes
Posterior rows with gaps: 2
Relative length of anterior rows: 3>2=4>1=5>6
Relative length of posterior rows: 2>1=3
Anterior papillae: 1
Posterior papillae: 1-2
MPRF: (1)/1-2/1-2
Shape of marginal papillae: blunt
Submarginal papillae: no
Jaw sheaths present: yes
Jaw sheaths serrated: finely
Upper jaw sheath shape: m
Lower jaw sheath shape: v
Thickness of jaw sheaths: medium
Nostrils present: yes
Position of nostrils: anterodorsal
Direction of nostrils: anterodorsally
Shape of nostrils: ovoid
Nostrils with structure: sulcus
Position of eyes: laterally
Direction of eyes: laterally
Position of spiracle: mss
Shape of spiracle: wall absent
Position of vent tube: dextral a
Shape of vent tube: displaced anteriorly
Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: a
Lateral line system visible: yes
Position of lateral line system: dorsolaterally
Relative heigth of fins: d>v
Dorsal fin reaches onto body: no
Margin of ventral fin: c
Margin of dorsal fin: a
Tail tip: triangular
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