The tadpole of Dendropsophus haddadi (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae): additions on morphological traits and comparisons with tadpoles of the D. decipiens and D. microcephalus species groups

Abstract

The Dendropsophus decipiens species group, placed in the D. microcephalus species clade, comprises D. decipiens, D. berthalutzae, D. oliveirai and D. haddadi, which have their larvae already described in the literature. In this account, we describe the variation of the tadpole of D. haddadi from the Municipality of Mata de São João, State of Bahia, Brazil. We also compare this tadpole to the remaining larvae of the D. decipiens and D. microcephalus species groups already described.