Limb malformations in Leptodactylus rhodomystax (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in the Brazilian Amazon

Authors

  • Antônio Rafael Lima Ramos Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Mariny Oliveira Arruda Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Roberta da Rocha Braga Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Ana Lúcia da Costa Prudente Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
  • Robson Waldemar Ávila Universidade Federal do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v24i1p141-145

Keywords:

Amphibians, Brachydactyly, Ectrodactyly, Ectromelia, Morphological anomalies, Syndactyly

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2025-06-23

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Ramos, A. R. L., Arruda, M. O., Braga, R. da R., Prudente, A. L. da C., & Ávila, R. W. (2025). Limb malformations in Leptodactylus rhodomystax (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in the Brazilian Amazon. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 24(1), 141-145. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v24i1p141-145