Description of the tadpoles of Phyllodytes brevirostris (Anura: Hylidae)

摘要

The genus Phyllodytes, comprises twelve species (Frost 2008), and only the tadpoles of Phyllodytes auratus, P. melanomystax, P. gyrinaethes e P. edelmoi were described until now. The present work describes the tadpoles of P. brevirostris, using external morphological features and internal oral characteristics, and compares them to other tadpoles of species belonging to the genus. Tadpoles of P. brevirostris (UFPB 4881) where captured (august of 2008) inside of terrestrial bromeliads (Aechmea patentissima) in an remnant of Atlantic Forest (07 deg 10'51"S, 35 deg 05'37"W), in the municipality of Cruz do Espfrito Santo, Paraiba State, NE Brazil. Analyses of the external morphological characteristics are based on tadpoles in stage 35 (Gosner 1960). Measurements were taken of 40 individuals using a stereoscopic microscope fitted with a 0.8x micrometric lens, except for the measurements of total length and body length, which were made using precision calipers (0.1 mm). Terminology follows Altig & McDiarmid (1999).