Table 3 in Tadpoles of four sympatric megophryinid frogs (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophryinae) from Mangshan in southern China

Table 3. Comparison of morphological characteristics among tadpoles of the subfamily Megophryinae, which was identified based on molecular data. “*” indicates characteristics not mentioned in the text but were illustrated in the figure, and “\” indicates "no data".
SpeciesStageNTTLBLTAL/TTLBW/ODW (expanded)Mouthpart shapeNarial rimTail tipReferencesAtympanophrysA. gigantica35550.7 (42.6-54.9)16.9 (15.7-18.0)66.6 (63.2-68.4)62.6, N = 1hastateserrated and raisedbroadly roundedTapley et al. 2020bBrachytarsophrysBr. popei26-27236.4 ± 1.2 (35.0-37.3)8.5 ± 0.8 (7.9-9.0)71.7(-)81.7 ± 10.1 (74.6-88.9)bi-triangularraisedbluntly pointedThis study36-37336.4 ± 1.2 (35.0-37.3)10.8 ± 0.3 (10.5-11.0)70.3 ± 0.3 (70.0-70.5)77.2 ± 1.4 (75.6-78.4)bi-triangularraisedbluntly pointedThis study26-2712\\\\\\bluntly pointedZhao et al. 2014292\\\\\\bluntly pointedZhao et al. 2014Br. intermedia32245.0 ± 4.7 (41.7-48.3)14.0 ± 2.2 (12.4-15.5)69.7 ± 1.7 (67.9-70.3)\bi-triangularraisedpointedTapley et al. 2020a36148.715.069.250.6bi-triangularraisedpointedTapley et al. 2020a39155.116.370.4\bi-triangularraisedpointedTapley et al. 2020aBr. orientalis36133.912.369.2\\\pointedLi et al. 2020BoulenophrysBo. fansipanensis25230.8 (26.5-35.0)9.1 (7.4-10.8)69.1-72.164.8, N = 1bi-triangularserrated and raisedpointedTapley et al. 2020bBo. jingdongensis25127.98.968.180.4, N = 1bi-triangularserrated and raisedroundedTapley et al. 2020bBo. hoanglienensis26126.57.173.279.3, N = 1bi-triangularserrated and raisedpointedTapley et al. 2020bBo. shimentaina25-27428.5 ± 0.1 (28.5-28.6)7.9 ± 0.4 (7.3-8.3)72.7 ± 1.5 (71.6-74.4)72.3 ± 5.8 (65.2-77.2)bi-triangularserrated and raisedbluntly pointedThis study28127870.468.3bi-triangularserrated and raisedbluntly pointedThis studyBo. cf. ombrophila25120.95.175.669.2bi-triangularserrated and raisedbluntly roundedThis study26-27231.8 ± 1.9 (30.4-33.1)8.7 ± 0.4 (8.4-8.9)72.7 ± 0.5 (72.4-73.1)62.7 ± 1.7 (61.5-63.9)bi-triangularserrated and raisedsharply pointedThis study36133.710.070.361.4bi-triangularserrated and raisedsharply pointedThis studyBo. nanlingensis25-27926.0 ± 6.4 (18.7-39.1)7.1 ± 1.5 (5.3-10.3)72.8 ± 1.8 (70.8-76.1)71.4 ± 4.9 (64.7-79.6)bi-triangularserrated and raisedpointedThis study28-29330.1 ± 4.8 (26.9-35.7)8.4 ± 0.9 (7.7-9.4)71.8 ± 2.1 (69.5-73.7)68.2 ± 4.2 (63.3-71.2)bi-triangularserrated and raisedpointedThis study34134.48.874.485.7bi-triangularserrated and raisedpointedThis study35140.110.873.173.1bi-triangularserrated and raisedpointedThis studyBo. lushuiensis26-27327.8 ± 4.0 (23.1-30.3)8.0 ± 1.1 (6.8-8.8)70.2 ± 1.9 (68.0-71.3)66.8 ± 11.0 (56.1-78.0)\\\Shi et al. 202132142.712.171.957.9bi-triangular*\rounded*Shi et al. 202136141.111.372.558.4\\\Shi et al. 2021Bo. rubrimera37133.310.568.5\\\roundedTapley et al. 2017Bo. baishanzuensis31122.7\64.8\bi-triangular*\pointedWu et al. 2020Bo. leishanensis25-27629.7 ± 2.3 (27.0-33.0)\64.2 ± 2.1 (61.5-66.7)\\\pointedLi et al. 2018Bo. jiangi26225.5-26.0\65.5-70.4\bi-triangular*\pointedLiu et al. 2020Bo. lini28not provided\\\\\raisedpointedWang et al. 201431-34not provided\\\\\raisedpointedWang et al. 2014OphryophryneO. elfina25528.4 ± 1.3 (27.4-30.2)8.6 ± 0.1 (8.4-8.7)\\bi-triangular*"nares tubular"bluntly roundedPoyarkov et al. 2017PelobatrachusP. kalimantanensis30138.911.271.2\\\bluntMunir et al. 201936147.012.972.6\\\bluntMunir et al. 201945131.213.556.7\\\\Munir et al. 2019XenophrysX. yeae28-29434.3 ± 0.4 (33.9-34.8)10.6 ± 0.3 (10.2-11.0)69.0 ± 1.2 (67.3-69.9)70.6 ± 6.1 (64.8-78.0)\\\Shi et al. 2020a31-34434.9 ± 1.1 (33.7-35.8)11.0 ± 0.5 (10.4-11.4)68.4 ± 0.5 (68.0-69.1)78.6 ± 13.7 (66.2-92.9)\\\Shi et al. 2020a35138.410.971.666.2\\rounded*Shi et al. 2020aX. cf. pachyproctus25119.16.168.163.3\\bluntly pointed*Shi et al. 2020aX. medogensis (high-elevation)27133.79.571.598.1\\pointed*Shi et al. 2020aX. medogensis (low-middle elevation)35142.713.368.985.2\\pointed*Shi et al. 2020a38143.613.269.583.1\\\Shi et al. 2020aX. maosonensis25235.5 (34.4-36.6)8.8 (8.1-9.5)76.5-77.973.2bi-triangularraisednarrowly roundedTapley et al. 2020bX. lekaguli252\9.0-10.4\\\not raisedroundedStuart et al. 2006372\12.1-12.9\\\not raisedroundedStuart et al. 2006381\13.8\\\not raisedroundedStuart et al. 2006421\14.2\\\not raisedroundedStuart et al. 2006X. serchhipii32128.61065.0\\\\Raj et al. 202234429.9 ± 1.4010.2 ± 0.30\\\\\Raj et al. 202236429.3 ± 0.4711.3 ± 0.1172, N = 1\\"an elevated projection"pointedRaj et al. 202237128.911.958.8\\\\Raj et al. 202238135.613.063.5\\\\Raj et al. 2022X. monticola25724.7 ± 2.7 (21.1-28.1), N = 56.9 ± 0.9 (5.9-8.2)70-71, N = 4\\“waves”finely roundedDeuti et al. 2017X. periosa27330.4 ± 1.5 (29.0-32.0)8.9 ± 0.1 (8.4-9.5)70.7 ± 0.4 (70.3-71.0)60.3 ± 3.6 (58.2-64.5)bi-triangular*\bluntly pointedShi et al. 2020b34347.3 ± 4.4 (42.7-51.4)12.8 ± 0.9 (12.1-13.8)72.9 ± 1.1 (71.7-73.9)75.8 ± 5.9 (69.9-81.6)bi-triangular*\bluntly pointedShi et al. 2020bIncertae sedis with Megophryinae" Megophrys " dringi25432.28 ± 6.05 (23.23-37.63)9.11 ± 1.89 (6.74-11.35)71 ± 2 (69-73)\\raised and projectedpointed*Oberhummer et al. 2014