Comparative humeral morphology of some Eurasian tailed amphibians (Amphibia, Urodela) for palaeontological studies
Journal Title: Acta zoologica cracoviensia - Year 2015, Vol 58, Issue 1
Abstract
Humeri of 14 tailed amphibian species are described: Onychodactylus fischeri (BOULENGER, 1886), Salamandrella keyserlingii DYBOWSKI, 1870, Salamandrella tridactyla (NIKOLSKII, 1905), Ichthyosaura alpestris (LAURENTI, 1768), Lissotriton lantzi (WOLTERSTORFF, 1914), Lissotriton montandoni (BOULENGER, 1880), Lissotriton vulgaris (LINNAEUS, 1758), Ommatotriton ophryticus (BERTHOLD, 1846), Pleurodeles waltl MICHAHELLES, 1830, Triturus cristatus (LAURENTI, 1768), Triturus dobrogicus (KIRITZESCU, 1903), Triturus karelini (STRAUCH, 1870), Mertensiella caucasica (WAGA, 1876), Salamandra salamandra (LINNAEUS, 1758). Morphological characteristics and indices (ratios) almost always permit the distinction of tailed amphibian genera. Specific identification is more difficult because interspecific differences are insignificant.
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Viatcheslav Ratnikov
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