Descriptions of Bufo Tadpoles from the Southwestern Coast of Jalisco, México

There are approximately 200 species of Bufo worldwide (Blair, 1972). The genus includes a number of species with undescribed tadpoles and many Bufo tadpoles are difficult to distinguish even when descriptions have been published. Three species of Bufo are common in the lowlands of western Mexico: B....

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Published in:Journal of herpetology 1996-06, Vol.30 (2), p.253-257
Main Authors: Ford, Paulette L., Scott, Norman J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bufo
Eggs
Embryos
Freshwater
Herpetology
Incubation
Lizards
Papillae
Reptiles
Species
Systematics
Tadpoles
Turtles
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Summary:There are approximately 200 species of Bufo worldwide (Blair, 1972). The genus includes a number of species with undescribed tadpoles and many Bufo tadpoles are difficult to distinguish even when descriptions have been published. Three species of Bufo are common in the lowlands of western Mexico: B. marinus (Linnaeus, 1758), B. marmoreus (Wiegmann, 1833), and B. mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1940, Casas-Andreu, 1982).
ISSN:0022-1511
1937-2418
DOI:10.2307/1565517