Skin secretions of Leptodactylidae (Anura) and their potential applications [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical DiseasesThe skin of anuran species is a protective barrier against predators and pathogens, showing also chemical defense by substances that represent a potential source for bioactive substances.
Juan F. C. Carrillo +3 more
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A new species of Cosmocercoides (Nematoda; Cosmocercidae) and other helminths in Leptodactylus latrans (Anura; Leptodactylidae) from Argentina [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 Cosmocercoides latrans n. sp. (Cosmocercidae) from the small intestine of Leptodactylus latrans (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Northeastern Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina is described.
REGINA DRAGHI +2 more
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Neotropical Frog Foam Nest’s Microbiomes [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Amphibian foam nests are unique microenvironments that play a crucial role in the development of tadpoles. They contain high levels of proteins and carbohydrates, yet little is known about the impact of their microbiomes on tadpole health.
Felipe Augusto Correia Monteiro +6 more
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An overview of parental care in the foam-nesting frogs of the genus Leptodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae): current knowledge and future directions [PDF]
Amphibia-Reptilia, 2023 Amphibians exhibit diverse parental care behaviours, which may be performed by the female, male or both parents. In the Neotropical family Leptodactylidae, frogs in the genus Leptodactylus exhibit different parenting behaviours.
Juan Fernando Cuestas Carrillo +2 more
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New insights on the diversity of Brazilian anuran blood parasites: With the description of three new species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) from Leptodactylidae anurans [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 The Amphibia are considered the most threatened vertebrate class globally, yet in Brazil they are also one of the more diverse and species rich groups. Although, in recent years there has been strong focus on amphibian related research, their parasites ...
Letícia Pereira Úngari +6 more
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Helminth parasites and diet of Leptodactylus petersii (Steindachner, 1864) (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Amapá state, Eastern Amazon, Brazil [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2020 Leptodactylus petersii is a species of anuran found in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats and occurs from South America to southern North America and the West Indies.
Oliveira-Souza A. E. +5 more
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A new species, Dactylosoma piperis n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Dactylosomatidae), from the pepper frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Mato Grosso State, Brazil. [PDF]
Parasite, 2020 The Dactylosomatidae Jakowska and Negrelli, 1955 are one of four families belonging to adeleorinid coccidia and comprise the genera Babesiosoma Jakowska and Nigrelli, 1956 and Dactylosoma Labbé, 1894.
Úngari LP +6 more
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Escape behaviour in the Neotropical frog Hylodes asper (Anura: Leptodactylidae)
Acta Herpetologica, 2007 Predation is an important selective pressure in natural populations, leading to the bewildering diversity of antipredation strategies found in nature. However, studies focusing on real-time assessment and management of risks by prey are underrepresented ...
Claudio E.G. Patto, Marcio R. Pie
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SYSTEMATIC STATUS OF KANKANOPHRYNE ANURA LEPTODACTYLIDAE
, 1980 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Michael J. Tyler, Megan Davies
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Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2000 The tadpole of Odontophrynus salvatori Caramaschi, 1996 is described from Chapada dos Veadeiros, State of Goiás, Brazil. The tadpole resembles those of the genus Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, mostly by depressive body in lateral view, small body ...
Reuber Albuquerque Brandão +1 more
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