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A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their ...

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Excerpt from New Species of Frogs (Leptodactylidae: Ellutherodactylus): From the Amazon Lowlands of Ecuador, July 19, 1974Lynch, J. D. 1968a. Two new frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus from eastern Ecua dor (amphibia: Leptodactylidae). J. Herpetol., -35.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. F...

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Excerpt from New Species of Frogs (Leptodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus) From the Pacific Versant of Ecuador: May 26, 1976Etymology. - Latin, crena (notch) and unguis (nail), in reference to the emarginate pads on the digits.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-...

Excerpt from The Species Groups of the South American Frogs of the Genus Eleutherodactylus (Leptodactylidae)Group I: long-legged, smooth-bellied frogs with smooth heads, fairly large in size, no bony ridges on head.Group II: Granular-bellied, Shorter-legged frogs usually hav ing a frontoparietal depression, bodies moderately long, no bony ridges on head.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic book...

Excerpt from A Review of the Broad-Headed Eleutherodactyline Frogs of South America (Leptodactylidae)Characteristics in which a character state is unique to one Species are of limited value in discerning relationships. For a characteristic to be of value, each character-state must be represented in two or more taxa. Likewise, characteristics in which the character-states change ontogenetically within a putative species are of little value unle...

Excerpt from A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus CopeI have profited from discussions concerning this problem with several per sons, most notably William E. Duellman, Hobart M. Smith, Edward H. Taylor and Charles F. Walker. Nevertheless, the ideas and conclusions presented here should not be construed as necessarily reflecting their Opinions.David M. Dennis executed all of the figures, and my wife, Marsha, typed the...

Excerpt from A Review of the Andean Leptodactylid Frog Genus PhrynopusConsiderable material of this genus has accumulated since my 1968 paper, that material requires the recognition of four previously unknown species and enables me to review the genus as an entity and to discuss the variation in osteological character - states seen among the species of the genus. Two hundred and eighty - two specimens including 17 cleared and stained skeletons...

Excerpt from A Review of the Centrolenid Frogs of Ecuador: With Descriptions of New SpeciesWith the exception of Centrolene geckoideum, living centro lenids usually are small, slender-limbed, green frogs. Most preserved examples seem to Offer a limited suite Of characters useful in their classification. The apparent paucity Of characters is in part illusory, for there has been a multiplicity Of names applied to comparatively few species in som...

Excerpt from Evolutionary Relationships, Osteology, and Zoogeography of Leptodactyloid FrogsField support was provided by grants from the Committee on Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kan sas, a University of Kansas Graduate School Honors Fellowship, The Society of the Sigma Xi, and the Watkins Mu seum of Natural History Grant in Aid of Research, University of Kansas. For as sistance in the field I am grateful to Carlos Arro...

Excerpt from The Species Groups of the South American Frogs of the Genus Eleutherodactylus (Leptodactylidae) Group II: Granular-bellied, Shorter - legged frogs usually hav ing a frontoparietal depression, bodies moderately long, no bony ridges on head. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work...

Excerpt from A New Fat Little Frog (Leptodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus) From Lofty Andean Grasslands of Southern Ecuador The University of Kansas Publications, Natural History Museum, beginning with volume 1 in 1946, was discontinued with volume 20 in 1971. Shorter research papers formerly published in the above series are now published as The University of Kansas Natural History Museum Occasional Papers. The University of Kansas Natural Hist...

Excerpt from Evolutionary Relationships, Osteology, and Zoogeography of Leptodactyloid FrogsField support was provided by grants from the Committee on Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kan sas, a University of Kansas Graduate School Honors Fellowship, The Society of the Sigma Xi, and the Watkins Mu seum of Natural History Grant in Aid of Research, University of Kansas. For as sistance in the field I am grateful to Carlos Arro...

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Excerpt from A Review of the Broad-Headed Eleutherodactyline Frogs of South America (Leptodactylidae) No author has united all the species into a single genus although the idea seems to have been considered at various times (see Rivero, 1961). Fourteen trivial names are available for broad-headed eleutherodactylines. These are disposed in two genera: Amblyphrynus (ingeri Cochran and Goin) and Eleutherodactylus (biporcatus Peters, bufoniformis...

Excerpt from New Species of Frogs (Leptodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus) From the Pacific Versant of Ecuador: May 26, 1976 Etymology. - Latin, crena (notch) and unguis (nail), in reference to the emarginate pads on the digits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state...

Excerpt from New Species of Frogs (Leptodactylidae: Ellutherodactylus): From the Amazon Lowlands of Ecuador, July 19, 1974Lynch, J. D. 1968a. Two new frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus from eastern Ecua dor (amphibia: Leptodactylidae). J. Herpetol., -35.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. F...

Excerpt from A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope Hands and F eat - Taylor and Smith Smith and Taylor Firschein (1954) and Duellman (1958) discussed the value of the palmar tubercles in identifying frogs of this genus. The eastern complex in general has a well-developed Outer palmar tubercle (fig. 1) in distinction to the western complex in which the outer palmar tubercle is reduced or absent (fig. Dixon and We...

Excerpt from A Review of the Centrolenid Frogs of Ecuador: With Descriptions of New SpeciesWith the exception of Centrolene geckoideum, living centro lenids usually are small, slender-limbed, green frogs. Most preserved examples seem to Offer a limited suite Of characters useful in their classification. The apparent paucity Of characters is in part illusory, for there has been a multiplicity Of names applied to comparatively few species in som...