Morphology of Kaloula rugifera and K. borealis Tadpoles(Anura: Microhylidae: Kaloula verrucosa Group) in China  

作　　者：Bing ZHOU Pipeng LI Yuyan LU Jing LIAN Zhengyan ZHOU 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Applied Ecology,Chinese Academy of Sciences [2]Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences [3]Institute of Herpetology and Liaoning Key Lab of Evolution and Biodiversity,Shenyang Normal University

出　　处：《Asian Herpetological Research》2011年第3期169-175,共7页亚洲两栖爬行动物研究（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30470206,30870276,30970315)

摘　　要：The external morphology and internal oral features of the tadpoles of Kaloula rugifera and K. borealis are described in this paper. Similarities between these two larvae include external morphology, oral disc, internal oral features(floor and roof), terminal mouth, lateral eyes, single midventral spiracle, absence of keratinized jaw sheaths and labial teeth, absence of lingual papillae and postnarial arena, while the body of K. rugifera is bigger than that of K. borealis at stages from 36 to 39 and the number of papillae in the buccal cavity is 12–19 and 9–16, respectively in the two species. All the similarities and differences of the two species illustrate that the tadpoles within the family Microhylidae could be attributed to assistance in clarifying a certain taxonomic treatment in Microhylidae.The external morphology and internal oral features of the tadpoles of Kaloula rugifera and K. borealis are described in this paper. Similarities between these two larvae include external morphology, oral disc, internal oral features(floor and roof), terminal mouth, lateral eyes, single midventral spiracle, absence of keratinized jaw sheaths and labial teeth, absence of lingual papillae and postnarial arena, while the body of K. rugifera is bigger than that of K. borealis at stages from 36 to 39 and the number of papillae in the buccal cavity is 12–19 and 9–16, respectively in the two species. All the similarities and differences of the two species illustrate that the tadpoles within the family Microhylidae could be attributed to assistance in clarifying a certain taxonomic treatment in Microhylidae.

关 键 词：TADPOLE external morphology oral disc internal oral feature taxonomy 

分 类 号：Q958[生物学—动物学]