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Issue: Vol. 5637 No. 1: 20 May 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.13
Page range: 195-200
Abstract views: 53
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The tadpole of Thoropa bryomantis (Anura: Cycloramphidae): external and oral internal morphology

Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal; Departamento de Biologia Animal; Museu de Zoologia João Moojen; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa; MG; Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul; Campo Grande; MS; Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal; Departamento de Biologia Animal; Museu de Zoologia João Moojen; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa; MG; Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade; Departamento de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP); São José do Rio Preto; SP; Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal; Departamento de Biologia Animal; Museu de Zoologia João Moojen; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa; MG; Brazil
Amphibia Anura Cycloramphidae Thoropa bryomantis

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How to Cite

Fraga, L.S., Guimarães, C.D.S., Assis, C.L., Pezzuti, T.L. & Feio, R.N. (2025) The tadpole of Thoropa bryomantis (Anura: Cycloramphidae): external and oral internal morphology. Zootaxa, 5637 (1), 195–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.13