Mud-packing frog: A novel breeding behaviour and parental care in a stream dwelling new species of Nyctibatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Nyctibatrachidae)
Author
Gururaja, Kotambylu Vasudeva
Author
Dinesh, K. P.
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Priti, H.
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Ravikanth, G.
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Zootaxa
2014
3796
1
33
61
journal article
36853
10.11646/zootaxa.3796.1.2
81f1b464-5d4f-46ca-9c67-03259d59a5fe
1175-5326
286069
8BA7FB48-FF23-4E83-89B7-BAA040AF215D
TABLE 2S. Some morphometric data (in mm) for the type series of Nyctibatrachus kumbara sp. nov. Prefix ZSI/ WGFRS/V/A for holotype and paratypes (* Holotype, # Paratype).| SVL | 46.2 | 47.4 | 46 | 46.5±0.7 (46.0–47.4) | 43.3 | 42.8 | 43.0±0.3 |
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| EL | 5.7 | 6 | 5.7 | 5.8±0.2 (5.7–6.0) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3±0.2 |
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| EN | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4±0.4 (2.9–3.7) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6±0.1 |
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| HL | 15 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 15.1±0.5 (14.8–15.7) | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0±0.6 |
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| HW | 18.7 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 20.0±1.1 (18.7–20.9) | 19.7 | 19.1 | 19.5±0.4 |
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| HD | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 12.4±1.3 (11.2–13.7) | 11.8 | 11.1 | 11.5±0.5 |
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| IBE | 14.5 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 14.9±0.5 (14.5–15.5) | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.5±0.1 |
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| IFE | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5±0.5 (6.9–7.9) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1±0.1 |
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| IN | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2±0.1 (4.2–4.3) | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1±0.4 |
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| IUE | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6±0.6 (5.1–6.3) | 5.1 | 5 | 5.1±0.1 |
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| MBE | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.4±1.0 (3.4–5.2) | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.8±0.6 |
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| MFE | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.1±0.5 (8.8–9.6) | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.8±0.3 |
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| MN | 11.9 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.3±0.4 (11.9–12.6) | 12.6 | 10.7 | 11.6±1.3 |
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| NS | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3±0.7 (3.5–4.9) | 3.8 | 4 | 3.9±0.2 |
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| SL | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.7±0.6 (7.1–8.2) | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9±0.0 |
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| UEW | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0±0.1 (2.9–3.1) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6±0.2 |
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| fd1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9±0.3 (0.6–1.2) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9±0.0 |
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| fd2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8±0.2 (0.6–1.1) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0±0.2 |
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| fd3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9±0.2 (0.6–1.1) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0±0.1 |
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| fd4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8±0.1 (0.7–1.0) | 1 | 1 | 1.0±0.0 |
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| fw1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8±0.2 (0.6–0.9) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7±0.0 |
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| fw2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8±0.2 (0.6–1.0) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8±0.0 |
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| fw3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8±0.2 (0.6–1.0) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7±0.1 |
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| fw4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7±0.1 (0.6–0.8) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7±0.1 |
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| FFL | 3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.4±0.5 (3.0–3.9) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.1±0.3 |
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| SFL | 3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5±0.5 (3.0–3.9) | 3.8 | 2.4 | 3.1±1.0 |
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| TFL | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.8±0.6 (5.3–6.4) | 6 | 4.9 | 5.4±0.8 |
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| FrFL | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.0±0.5 (4.6–5.5) | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.8±0.4 |
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| HAL | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.3±1.1 (10.1–12.2) | 11 | 10.4 | 10.7±0.4 |
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| FLL | 10.9 | 10 | 9.6 | 10.2±0.7 (9.6–10.9) | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.6±0.7 |
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| AG | 16.7 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 15.3±1.5 (13.7–16.7) | 14.5 | 14.1 | 14.3±0.3 |
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| BW | 19.1 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 19.5±0.7 (19.1–20.3) | 17.8 | 19.2 | 18.5±1.0 |
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| BWG | 12.1 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.2±0.9 (12.1–13.9) | 12.2 | 14.9 | 13.5±1.9 |
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| FGL | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.5±0.3 (9.2–9.7) | ------ | ------ | ------ |
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