Uricotelism and low evaporative water loss in a South American frog.
A South American anuran (Phyllomedusa sauvagii) produced large amounts of semisolid urate when it was maintained on a diet of insects. Rates of evaporative water loss in Phyllomedusa sauvagii were only about 5 to 10 percent of those other anurans tested and were similar to those of lizards of comparable size.
D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000502:physiology*; D001118:Argentina; D003889:Desert Climate; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006813:Humidity; D008116:Lizards / Q000502:physiology; D010828:Physiology, Comparative; D013712:Tenebrio; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000652:urine*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D014527:Uric Acid