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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Scaphiopus holbrookii

Common Name: Eastern spadefoot toad

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Amphibia / Order Anura / Family Pelobatidae / Genus Scaphiopus

C-value (pg): 1.34

Chromosome Number (2n): 26

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Rana esculenta = 6.00pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Olmo, E. (1973). Quantitative variations in the nuclear DNA and phylogenesis of the Amphibia. Caryologia 26: 43-68.

Other records available for this species:

Scaphiopus holbrookii = 1.40 (pg)
Scaphiopus holbrookii = 1.41 (pg)

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