Microanatomy of Dermal Roofing Bones in the Skull of Pipoid Frogs. [PDF]
J MorpholThe cranial bone microanatomy in extant and extinct aquatic pipoids and phylogenetically distant aquatic anurans were analyzed. Micro‐CT data revealed no significant differences in bone thickness and cross‐sectional area among groups, that present similar aquatic lifestyles.
Fornari T, Müller J.
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Comparative analysis of amphibian genomes: An emerging resource for basic and applied research. [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourAbstract Amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates and are in dire need of conservation intervention to ensure their continued survival. They exhibit unique features including a high diversity of reproductive strategies, permeable and specialized skin capable of producing toxins and antimicrobial compounds, multiple genetic mechanisms of ...
Kosch TA +9 more
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Suction Feeding in Dendropsophus cerradensis Tadpoles: New Behavioral Observations and Morphological Traits in a Member of the D. microcephalus Group (Anura, Hylidae). [PDF]
J MorpholThe tadpole of Dendropsophus cerradensis exhibits an oral tube completely covered by external folds. The feeding behavior is characterized by an oral tube that protrudes exclusively during predation. This macrophagy feeding is associated with a buccopharyngeal cavity reduced in features, robust mandibular and hyoid musculature, as well as a modified ...
Marcondes BC +8 more
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Overland movement in African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis): empirical dispersal data from within their native range [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Dispersal forms are an important component of the ecology of many animals, and reach particular importance for predicting ranges of invasive species. African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) move overland between water bodies, but all empirical studies are ...
F. André De Villiers, John Measey
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Comparative Integumentary Morphology in Four Species of Pipa (Anura: Pipidae) from Colombia
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2022 As most neotropical pipids, the four species of Pipa present in Colombia are poorly understood despite their particular biology. The tegument of these New-World pipids presents particular structures which variations have been hardly analyzed.
Sebastian Enrique Perez-Rojas +1 more
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Overland movement in African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis): a systematic review [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) are often referred to as ‘purely aquatic’ but there are many publications which suggest extensive overland movements.
John Measey
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A new family of diverse skin peptides from the microhylid frog genus phrynomantis [PDF]
, 2020 A wide range of frogs produce skin poisons composed of bioactive peptides for defence against pathogens, parasites and predators. While several frog families have been thoroughly screened for skin-secreted peptides, others, like the Microhylidae, have ...
Ballet, Steven +7 more
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Competition and feeding ecology in two sympatric Xenopus species (Anura: Pipidae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 The widespread African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) occurs in sympatry with the IUCN Endangered Cape platanna (Xenopus gilli) throughout its entire range in the south-western Cape, South Africa.
Solveig Vogt +4 more
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The Medullary Audio-Vocal Network in the Toad Bombina orientalis. [PDF]
J Comp NeurolHypothetical network of audio‐vocal integration of motor neurons (twin circles) and interneurons (circles) in the medulla oblongata of the toad. ABSTRACT Anurans are an established paradigm to study vocal mechanisms in vertebrates. Regarding the motor patterns, airborne vocalization of most evolutionarily old anurans (Archaeobatrachia) resembles ...
Huggenberger S, Walkowiak W.
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Amphibia, Anura, Pipidae, Pipa pipa: distribution extension, new state record and geographic distribution map [PDF]
Check List, 2009 None
Wilian Vaz-Silva, Tiago Andrade
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