Systematics of the pentadactylus species group of the frog. Species, leptodactylus fragilis brocchi, 1877 whitelipped frog, mexican whitelipped frog. The vertebral column has eight presacral holochordal vertebrae, and all are procoelous. Adult female of leptodactylus ocellatus situated at the edge of her tadpole school. Details the larva of the frog leptodactylus hylaedactylus. Leptodactylus fragilis brocchi, 1877 whitelipped frog, mexican whitelipped frog. Pdf leptodactylus fragilis mexican whitelipped frog.
Leptodactylus fragilis american white lipped frog iucn red list. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Lateral view of leptodactylus insularum tadpole 40 20. Diet and trophic ecology of leptodactylus fragilis herpetology notes. Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan. Leptodactylus pentadactylus also exhibits defensive behavior, which consists of facing the predator, inflating and elevating the body with all four limbs villa 1969. Leptodactylus fragilis, dendropsophus columbianus, trophic niche, foraging strategy, disturbed. Media in category leptodactylus fragilis the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
Leptodactylidae from the south american gran chaco, morphologically similar and previously confused with the widespread leptodactylus mystacinus, is described through the use of multiple sources of evidence molecular, external morphology, coloration, osteology, bioacoustics, and behavior. Leptodactylus fragilis, the valid name for the middle. An leptodactylus fragilis in uska species han anura nga syahan ginhulagway ni brocchi hadton 1877. Tadpole school of leptodactylus ocellatus from central brazil. Pdf diet and trophic ecology of leptodactylus fragilis. Commercial sale or deposition in a public library or website is prohibited. Mexican whitelipped frogs leptodactylus fragilis from south of piste, yucatan, mexico. The skull has paired palatines and frontoparietals.
Herein we provided detailed informaton on the diet of leptodactylus fragilis from reserva rio manso 5. An leptodactylus pentadactylus in uska species han anura nga syahan ginhulagway ni laurenti hadton 1768. Narvaez1 2014 diet and trophic ecoloherpetology notes 7 299. In texas, leptodactylus fragilis is restricted to the extreme southern tip of the state in cameron, hidalgo and starr counties. The main goals of this study were to determine the richness and diversity of helminth parasites of leptodactylus bufonius at the component and infracommunity levels and evaluate whether the. The crude skin secretion of the pepper frog leptodactylus. Reproductive behavior of leptodactylus mystacinus anura, leptodactylidae with notes on courtship call of other leptodactylus species julio c. Lateral view of head, dorsal and ventral views of leptodactylus guianensis, new species 36 17. Leptodactylus definition is a genus of toothed toads that is usually placed in the family bufonidae and that comprises the south american bullfrogs and related forms. Frost 2004 comments in account for leptodactylus fragilis brocchi, 1877 that virtually all literature regarding this species uses the incorrect name leptodactylus labialis, which is now a junior synonym of leptodactylus mystacinus. Rua xavantes, 1047, 206, lidice, 38408082 uberlandia, minas gerais, brazil. Full text of molecular systematics of the frog genus. Leptodactylus fitzinger, 1826 foamnest frogs, whitelipped frogs, neotropical grass frogs, thintoed frogs, neotropical glass frogs.
A female leptodactylus fragilis producing distress calls with her mouth open. Genus leptodactylus definition of genus leptodactylus by. Here we described the diet and trophic ecology of leptodactylus fragilis and dendropsophus columbianus in a disturbed habitat in the cordillera central, colombia. The mexican whitelipped frog is not a protected species in texas and can be legally collected with a hunting license. It results striking the presence of the frog leptodactylus insularum, uncommon. The limits of the river basins of a baixo tiete, b piracicabacapivarijundiai, and c sorocabamedio tiete are also represented. Dorsal and ventral views of the lectotype of leptodactylus insularum 39 19. The transverse processes of the sacral vertebra are cylindrical, and this vertebra has a bicondylar. Many names have been proposed for members of this group. This has the effect of raising the posterior, glandular surfaces above the level of the head since the hind limbs are longer villa 1969. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf amphibia, anura, leptodactylidae, leptodactylus fragilis. It is very similar to physalaemus, a close relative, and indeed the recently described leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them. Leptodactylus fuscus is distributed in the neotropical region from fig.
The name means slender finger, from leptos thin, delicate and the greek daktylos. For perspective, the tadpoles just below the frog in the top panel are about 50 mm in total length. Biology faculty publications biology 2012 leptodactylus. Leptodactylus fragilis, the valid name for the middle american and northern south american white lipped frog amphibia. It includes the species commonly called ditch frogs or whitelipped frogs. Leptodactylus chaquensis anura, leptodactylidae as a.
Amphibia, anura, leptodactylidae, leptodactylus fragilis. Leptodactylus fragilis, known under many common names such as the mexican whitelipped frog, american whitelipped frog or simply whitelipped frog, is a. Leptodactylus definition of leptodactylus by merriamwebster. Media in category leptodactylus the following files are in this category, out of total. Diet and trophic ecology of leptodactylus fragilis. B oscillogram above and spectrogram below of representative distress calls produced by a female l. Leptodactylus fragilis, the valid name for the middle american and northern south american white lipped.
Karyotypes of eight species of leptodactylus anura, leptodactylidae mitotic metaphases were obtained either from bone marrow, liver, spleen or intestine after in vivo colchicine treatment according to conventional protocols bogart 1973b, schmid 1978 or from fibroblast culture amaroghilardi et al. An leptodactylus fragilis in nahilalakip ha genus nga leptodactylus, ngan familia nga leptodactylidae. Leptodactylus fragilis, known under many common names such as the mexican whitelipped frog, american whitelipped frog or simply whitelipped frog, is a species of leptodactylid frog. A new frog of the leptodactylus fuscus species group anura. The crude skin secretion of the pepper frog leptodactylus labyrinthicusis rich in metallo and serine peptidases michelle da silva libe. Leptodactylus fallax critically endangered downloaded on 05 june 2008. Leptodactylus insularum from san andres, colombia 38 18. Geographic distribution of leptodactylus mystaceus in the state of sao paulo, brazil dark squares. Ronald heyer introduction this study is the fourth in a series heyer, 1970, 1973, 1978 treating the systematics of the species groups of the leptodactylus complex. Whitelipped frogs leptodactylus fragilis are known throughout lowland middle america to the north coast of south america as far as venezuela heyer, 1978, 2002. Download pdf download all download jpeg 2000 download text.
The locality of the neotype is indicated by an open circle. Community structure of helminth parasites of leptodactylus. Terms of use this pdf is provided by magnolia press for privateresearch use. Leptodactylus fitzinger, 1826 foamnest frogs, whitelipped frogs, neotropical grass frogs, thintoed frogs, neotropical glass frogs species leptodactylus fragilis brocchi, 1877 whitelipped frog, mexican whitelipped frog. In the united states, these frogs marginally occur in southernmost texas, specifically in the extreme southern edge of the lower rio grande valley garrett and barker, 1987. An leptodactylus pentadactylus in nahilalakip ha genus nga leptodactylus, ngan familia nga leptodactylidae.
Leptodactylus chaquensis as a predator of pseudis platensis 47 2007 reported ten cases of predation by leptodactylus species. Leptodactylidae from the south american gran chaco, morphologically similar and previously. A glycineleucinerich peptide is present in the skin secretions of the sante frog leptodactylus laticeps that contain the gxxxg 3 motif found in the plasticins, previously identified only in phyllomedusid frogs of the family hylidae see the dermaseptins chapter in this section of the book. Leptodactylus fragilis least concern downloaded on 05 june 2008. The female remains with the tadpole school and aggressively attacks intruders. Pdf amphibia, anura, leptodactylidae, leptodactylus fragilis. Its distribution ranges from the lower rio grande valley of texas in the united states south through mexico and central america to colombia and venezuela. Subscribe to our newsletter give to the libraries the university of texas at austin.
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