Table 2 in Tadpoles of four sympatric megophryinid frogs (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophryinae) from Mangshan in southern China

Table 2. Comparison of color pattern among tadpoles of the subfamily Megophryinae which were identified based on molecular data. “*” indicates characteristics not mentioned in the text but were illustrated in the figure, and “\” indicates "no data".
SpeciesStageNeuromasts visibilityIntestine visibilityDorsum patternPattern on tailVentral patternReferencesAtympanophrysA. gigantica35, N = 5visiblevisibleuniform dark brownpale yellowish brown without specklestranslucent dark grey and speckled with whiteTapley et al. 2020bBrachytarsophrysBr. popei26-27, and 36-37, N = 5distinctindistinctuniform dark brownsmall dots and longtitudinal stripesventrolateral stripes on head and body, incomplete transverse bar on chest, dense large spots on bellyThis study26-29, N = 14\\\three dark longitudinal stripestwo longitudinal white stripes along the sides of body, a completed transverse bar on chest, belly mottled with dense white specklesZhao et al. 2014Br. intermedia32, 36, and 39, N = 4pale brownnot visiblepale brown with a darker brown medial saddlespeckled with dark brown, and longitudinal stripesventrolateral stripes on head and body, small spots on chest and bellyTapley et al. 2020aBr. chuannanensis38, N = 1\\\distinct dark longtitudinal stripes*wide ventrolateral stripes on head*; wide transverse bar on chest; and several spots on belly*Li et al. 2020Br. orientalis36, N = 1\\brownthree short dark longitudinal stripestwo short, longitudinal white stripes on sides of ventral surface of head and body; absence of transversal white stripe on chest; belly mottled with dense white specklesLi et al. 2020Br. feae44, N = 1\\\\transeverse bar on chest; several several transeverse stripes on bellyLi et al. 2020BoulenophrysBo. shimentaina25-28, N = 5distinctvisiblebrown with dark brown reticulationpigmented with dense dark brown markings posteriorlymilky white ventrolateral spots on chest, dense indistinct small milky white speckles on bellyThis studyBo. cf. ombrophila25, N = 1 (TTL 20.9 mm)indistinctdistinctpale brown, scattered with dense dark melanocytespigmented orange and dark brown specklesbelly covered with dense melanocytesThis study26-27, and 36, N = 3 (TTL 30.4-33.1 mm)distinctindistinctbrown pattern along mid-vertical lineseveral large brown spots along tail musclegold-pigmented white ventrolateral spots on chest, dense white speckles on bellyThis studyBo. nanlingensis25, N = 2 (TTL 18.7-18.9 mm)distinctdistinctyellowish with pale orangish blotches, or brown with whitish patternsmany brown specklesgold-pigmented white ventrolateral spots on chest, sparse white speckles on bellyThis study25, N = 3 (TTL 25.1-27.2 mm)distinctdistinctpale brown with dark brown pigmentationmany brown specklesgold-pigmented white ventrolateral spots on chest, sparse white speckles on bellyThis study27-29, N = 4, TTL 24.8-28.1 mm)distinctdistinctbi-colored dorsum of pale brown anteriorly and dark brown posteriorlymany brown specklesgold-pigmented white ventrolateral spots on chest, sparse white speckles on bellyThis study27-28, and 34-35, N = 4, (TTL 35.7-44.4 mm)distinctdistinctuniform brownishmany brown specklesgold-pigmented white ventrolateral spots on chest, sparse white speckles or dense large spots on bellyThis studyBo. fansipanensis25, N = 2obviousvisiblebrown with dark brown specklessmall spots and dark brown specklesa translucent grey brown and speckled with metallic blue and flecked with dark brownThis studyBo. jingdongensis25, N = 1indistinctvisibledark brown with cream blotches, bordered by orange flecksmany dark brown specklesgrey brown and speckled with metallic blueTapley et al. 2020bBo. hoanglienensis26, N = 1distinctvisibledark brown with reddish brown blotches and reticulated blackish brownmany dark brown specklesspeckled with metallic grey blue flecksTapley et al. 2020bBo. rubrimera37, N = 1obvious\brown with darker specklespale yellowish brown with specklesspeckled white and brownTapley et al. 2017Bo. baishanzuensis31, N = 1\\brownish blacksmall white and black spots\Wu et al. 2020Bo. lushuiensis26-27, 32, and 36, N = 5\visiblebrown without distinct patternspale brown with dozens of small dark brown patchesscattered with silver tiny patchesShi et al. 2021Bo. leishanensis25-26, N = 6visible*\yellow-brownpale colored on fins, and small black spots on tail muscledense small white speckles*Li et al. 2018Bo. jiangi26, N = 2\\yellow-brownfew dark spots on posterior tail muscle*\Liu et al. 2020OphryophryneO. elfina25, N = 5visiblenot visibleuniform brownish red or brownish orangefew round blackish spots on tailpale brownish orange, intestinePoyarkov et al. 2017PelobatrachusP. kalimantanensis30, and 36, N = 2visible*not visible*conspicuous dark brown and gold or orange brown pigmentationmarbled with dark brown pigmentation, edges of fins with golden iridophoresbelly milky-white pigmented, pale stripe below spiracle extends laterally to half of abdomen*Munir et al. 201945, N = 1invisible*not visible*dark brown without orange gold pigmentationdark browndark brown marbled patternMunir et al. 2019XenophrysX. medogensis (low-elevation)35, and 38, N = 2\\pale yellow-brownmottled with pale colored patcheswithout white patchesShi et al. 2020aX. medogensis (high-elevation)27, N = 1\\deep brown with copper pigmentationbrown, scattered with tiny white pigment spots, no dark brown patches on tailsemitransparent brown, covered with small white pigmentsShi et al. 2020aX. cf. pachyproctus25, N = 1\\yellow-brown with two golden spots on dorsalateral mid body\\Shi et al. 2020aX. yeae28-29, and 31-35, N = 9\\brown with dense copper pigmentsabove lower fin mottled with copper patchessemi-transparentShi et al. 2020aX. maosonensis25, N = 2obviousvisiblebrown with dark brown speckles posteriorlyfew dark brown specklesspeckled with metallic grey blueTapley et al. 2020bX. lekaguli25, 37-38, and 42, N = 6\\pale gray (in preservative)proximal half of caudal muscle with two or three irregular dark streaks, fins distinctly pigmented only in distal portions (in preservative)small black spots (in preservative)Stuart et al. 2006X. serchhipii32, 34, and 36-38, N = 11\visibledark brown (in preservative)translucent and grey (in preservative)dark brown, fins are opaque and speckled (in preservative)Raj et al. 2022X. monticola25, N = 5\\grey olive-green with irregular melanophores (in preservative)densely arranged melanophores (in preservative)immaculate, slightly translucent with some rare spots of melanophores (in preservative)Deuti et al. 2017X. periosa27, N = 1\\greyish browndense small specklestranslucent greyish brownShi et al. 2020b34, N = 1\\greyish brownlarge spots alongside anterior 2/3 of tail muscletranslucent greyish brownShi et al. 2020bIncertae sedis with Megophryinae" Megophrys " dringi25, N = 4\visibleconspicuous pattern of intense dark brown and gold pigmentationpigmented dark brown, interspersed with pale golden iridophoresmilky translucent with a few irregularly shaped golden spotsOberhummer et al. 2014