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| Definitions of the following characters are given here. | |
| Species: Boophis rhodoscelis | |
| Genus: Boophis | |
| Family: Mantellidae | |
| Species in Frost database: Boophis rhodoscelis | |
| ID information: AY848617.1 / zsm630/2008 | |
| NCBI name: Boophis rhodoscelis | |
| Ecomorphological guild (s): benthic, clasping, suctorial | |
| Collector: R. D. Randrianiaina and L. Raharivololoniaina | |
| Country: Madagascar | |
| Locality 1: n.a. | |
| Locality 2: Vohiparara (near Ranomafana National Park) | |
| Coordinate 1: 21°14.143' S | |
| Coordinate 2: 47°23.152' E | |
| Aquatic habitat: lotic | |
| Gosner stage: 33 | |
| Total length: 40.479 mm | |
| Body length: 16.248 mm | |
| Tail length: 24.231 mm | |
| Maximum body heigth: 7.031 mm | |
| Maximum body width: 8.944 mm | |
| Snout-nostril-distance: 1.826 mm | |
| Snout-spiraculum-distance: 8.335 mm | |
| Eye diameter: 2.172 mm | |
| Internostrial distance: 2.75 mm | |
| Interorbital distance: 6.56 mm | |
| Maximum height of tail: 7.702 mm | |
| Maximum heigth of dorsal fin: 2.696 mm | |
| Maximum heigth of ventral fin: 1.888 mm | |
| Maximum height of tail muscle: 5.963 mm | |
| Maximum width of tail muscle: 4.571 mm | |
| Oral disc width: 3.758 mm | |
| Position of oral disc: anteroventral | |
| Disc emarginated: no | |
| 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: 3>2=4>1 | |
| 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: 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: dorsolateral | |
| Direction of nostrils: anterodorsally | |
| Shape of nostrils: ovoid | |
| Nostrils with structure: torus | |
| Position of eyes: laterally | |
| Direction of eyes: laterally | |
| Position of spiracle: mss | |
| Shape of spiracle: slight ridge | |
| Position of vent tube: dextral b | |
| Shape of vent tube: displaced anteriorly | |
| Attachment of vent tube to ventral fin: c | |
| Lateral line system visible: no | |
| Position of lateral line system: absent | |
| Relative heigth of fins: d>v | |
| Dorsal fin reaches onto body: yes | |
| Margin of ventral fin: a | |
| Margin of dorsal fin: a | |
| Tail tip: triangular | |
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