Uperoleia Gray, 1841
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.185001 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6228270 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C187E0-E408-222F-FF73-FC2DFCD2FB25 |
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Plazi |
scientific name |
Uperoleia Gray, 1841 |
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Uperoleia Gray, 1841 View in CoL
Type species: U. marmorata , by monotypy.
Diagnosis. A group of small-bodied (to 4 cm) terrestrial frogs with short limbs, no webbing on fingers, first finger shorter than second, inner metatarsal tubercle not compressed, lacking vomerine teeth, covered tympana, pupil rhomboidal, parotoid, dorsolateral and coccygeal glands usually present, aquatic reproduction with small pigmented eggs and free-swimming larvae.
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