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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Leptodactylus melanonotus

Common Name: Small-headed tree frog

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Amphibia / Order Anura / Family Leptodactylidae / Genus Leptodactylus

C-value (pg): 2.52

Chromosome Number (2n): 22

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Camper, J.D., L.A. Ruedas, J.W. Bickham, and J.R. Dixon (1993). The relationship of genome size with developmental rates and reproductive strategies in five families of neotropical bufonoid frogs. Genetics (Life Science Advances) 12: 79-87.

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