Detailed Record for Ceratophrys ornata (8n)

Common Name: Ornate horned frog

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

C-value (pg): 13.40

Chromosome Number (2n): 104

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.

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