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Published: 2022-04-06
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Redescription of the external and internal oral cavity morphology of the tadpole of Ceratophrys aurita (Raddi, 1823) (Anura: Ceratophryidae) from the Caatinga domain, Bahia, northeast Brazil

Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Praça Gonçalves Dias, s/n, 65800000, Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil 2Programa de Pós-graduação em Sistemas Aquáticos Tropicais, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
Programa de Pós-graduação em Genética, Biodiversidade e Conservação, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Av. José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, 45206190 Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Praça dos Estudantes, nº 23, 36800000, Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
Programa de Pós-graduação em Genética, Biodiversidade e Conservação, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Av. José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, 45206190 Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
Amphibia Anura Ceratophryidae

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