The Systematic Status and Biology of Telmatobius montanus Lataste (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae)

The poorly known Telmatobius montanus was rediscovered in the high Andean mountains between Mendoza and Talca on the Argentinian- Chilean frontier. Morphological characters of the adults and tadpoles are described. There is convergence in male secondary sex characters toward the leptodactylid frogs...

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Autores: Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María, Roig, V. G.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:1965
País:Argentina
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositório:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/85665
Acesso em linha:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85665
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Zoología
Telmatobius
Morphological characters
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Resumo:The poorly known Telmatobius montanus was rediscovered in the high Andean mountains between Mendoza and Talca on the Argentinian- Chilean frontier. Morphological characters of the adults and tadpoles are described. There is convergence in male secondary sex characters toward the leptodactylid frogs of the genus Eupsophus (nodosus group).