New karyological data of Rhinoderma: the chromosomes of Rhinoderma rufum.
The chromosomes of the Chilean frog Rhinoderma rufum are described for the first time. This chromosome set is compared with the karyotype of R. darwinii. The importance of the karyological data applied to the phylogeny and systematics of this genus are discussed. A tentative hypothesis of karyological evolution of Rhinoderma is given.
D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000145:classification*; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007621:Karyotyping