Karyotypes of Several Frog Species from Peninsular Malaysia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-1992

Abstract

Karyotypes of 11 species of peninsular Malaysian frogs belonging to the genera Leptobrachium (Pelobatidae), Amolops, Rana (Ranidae), Philautus, Polypedates, Rhacophorus (Rhacophoridae), and Microhyla (Microhylidae) are described. Chromosome numbers of L. hendricksoni (2N = 24) and A. larutensis (2N = 24) differed from those previously reported in the two genera (2N = 26). The karyotype of Rana blythii (2N = 24) resembled reported karyotypes of R. macrodon and R. magna, suggesting their close relationships. Microhyla butleri had 2N = 22 chromosomes, which is the first record of this number for the genus. The karyotype of the genus Philautus (2N = 26) was described for the first time in P. asper.

Keywords

Anura, Karyotype, Malaysia

Publication Title

Herpetologica

ISSN

0018-0831

Divisions

InstituteofBiologicalSciences

Volume

48

Issue

4

Publisher

Herpetologists League

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