Species: Mantidactylus ambreensis

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Species: Mantidactylus ambreensis
Genus: Mantidactylus
Family: Mantellidae
Species in Frost database: Mantidactylus ambreensis
ID information: LN998783.1 / zsm755/2004
NCBI name: Mantidactylus ambreensis
Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic, psammonic
Collector: RD Randrianiaina, M Vences, F Glaw
Country: Madagascar
Locality 1: n.a.
Locality 2: P.N. Mt d'Ambre
Coordinate 1: no data
Coordinate 2: no data
Aquatic habitat: lotic
Gosner stage: 35
Total length: 24.54 mm
Body length: 8.96 mm
Tail length: 15.58 mm
Maximum body heigth: 3.696 mm
Maximum body width: 5.091 mm
Snout-nostril-distance: 1.073 mm
Snout-spiraculum-distance: 5.124 mm
Eye diameter: 0.939 mm
Internostrial distance: 1.833 mm
Interorbital distance: 2.8 mm
Maximum height of tail: 3.333 mm
Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 0.965 mm
Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 0.908 mm
Maximum height of tail muscle: 1.881 mm
Maximum width of tail muscle: 2.12 mm
Oral disc width: 2.196 mm
Position of oral disc: near ventral
Disc emarginated: laterally
LKRF: 4(2-4)/3(1)
Anterior keradont rows: 4
Posterior keradont rows: 3
Anterior gaps: yes
Anterior rows with gaps: 3
Posterior gaps: yes
Posterior rows with gaps: 1
Relative length of anterior rows: 2>3>1=4
Relative length of posterior rows: 2>1=3
Anterior papillae: 1
Posterior papillae: 1b
MPRF: (1)/1/1-2
Shape of marginal papillae: blunt
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: ovoid
Nostrils with structure: no
Position of eyes: dorsolaterally
Direction of eyes: dorsolaterally
Position of spiracle: msl
Shape of spiracle: slight ridge
Position of vent tube: medial a
Shape of vent tube: medial posteriorly
Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: b
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: g
Tail tip: round
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