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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Ceratophrys aurita (8n)

Common Name: Brazilian horned frog

Species (alternate): Ceratophrys dorsata

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

C-value (pg): 5.99

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Bolitoglossa pesrubra = 65.20pg

References:
Beçak, W., M.L. Beçak, G. Schreiber, D. Lavalle, and F.O. Amorim (1970). Interspecific variability of DNA content in amphibia. Experientia 26: 204-206.

Other records available for this species:

Ceratophrys aurita (8n) = 6.34 (pg)

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