Abstract
Cytogenetic studies on Cycloramphus boraceiensis Heyer, 1983 collected in Picinguaba, Ubatuba, State of São Paulo are presented. The species has 2n=26 karyotype formed by metacentrics, submetacentrics, and one telocentric pair which carries Ag-NORs. The C-banding patterns is also described.
Anura; Cycloramphus; chromosome; cytogenetics
Cytogenetic analysis of Cycloramphus boraceiensis Heyer (Anura, Leptodactylidae)
Ana Paula Zampieri SilvaI; Célio F.B. HaddadII; Sanae KasaharaI
IDepartamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900 Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail: anapzs@rc.unesp.br
IIDepartamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900 Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil
ABSTRACT
Cytogenetic studies on Cycloramphus boraceiensis Heyer, 1983 collected in Picinguaba, Ubatuba, State of São Paulo are presented. The species has 2n=26 karyotype formed by metacentrics, submetacentrics, and one telocentric pair which carries Ag-NORs. The C-banding patterns is also described.
Key words: Anura, Cycloramphus, chromosome, cytogenetics
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. To CNPq and FAPESP for finantial support. Instituto Florestal de São Paulo for logistic support.
Recebido em 02.III.2000. aceito em 29.III.2001.
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