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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Bombina orientalis

Common Name: Oriental fire-bellied toad

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Amphibia / Order Anura / Family Bombinatoridae / Genus Bombina

C-value (pg): 5.90

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Xenopus laevis = 3.15pg

References:
Horner, H.A. and H.C. Macgregor (1983). C value and cell volume: their significance in the evolution and development of amphibians. Journal of Cell Science 63: 135-146.

Other records available for this species:

Bombina orientalis = 8.40 (pg)
Bombina orientalis = 10.25 (pg)

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