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Frog that gives direct birth to tadpoles

1/3/2015

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Photo: ©Jim Maguire
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Photo: ©Jim Maguire
The newly-discovered species of fanged frog, Limnonectes larvaepartus, from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the only frog known that gives direct birth to tadpoles, according to a team of herpetologists led by Dr Jimmy McGuire from the University of California, Berkeley.

They may have evolved into as many as 25 species on Sulawesi, though Limnonectes larvaepartus is only the fourth to be formally described. They range in size from 2 to 900 grams. The newly-described species is in the 5-6 gram range.
Source: Sci-news

Las especie recién descubiertas de la rana con colmillos, Limnonectes larvaepartus, de la isla indonesia de Sulawesi es la única rana conocida que da a luz directamente a renacuajos, según un equipo de herpetólogos dirigidos por el Dr. Jimmy McGuire de la University of California, Berkeley.

Estas ranas pueden haber evolucionado en un máximo de 25 especies en Sulawesi, aunque Limnonectes larvaepartus es sólo el cuarto a ser descrito formalmente. Varían en tamaño de 2 a 900 gramos. Las especies recientemente descritas está en el rango de 5-6 gramos.
Fuente: Sci-news

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