. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. 40 Current Herpetol. 22(1) 2003 differed at all during the larval stage. Stereo- microscopic observations showed that the five light F2 variants had numerous minute melan- ophores on otherwise pink dorsal skin (Fig. 3C), whereas in the other six, melanophores were much more dense, forming large black spots all over the dorsal skin (Fig. 3D). Two weeks after metamorphosis, these appar- ently variant and normal individuals took on colorations similar to those in the adult type II and normal individuals, respectively (Fig. 3E). The dorsal skin of an F
. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. 40 Current Herpetol. 22(1) 2003 differed at all during the larval stage. Stereo- microscopic observations showed that the five light F2 variants had numerous minute melan- ophores on otherwise pink dorsal skin (Fig. 3C), whereas in the other six, melanophores were much more dense, forming large black spots all over the dorsal skin (Fig. 3D). Two weeks after metamorphosis, these appar- ently variant and normal individuals took on colorations similar to those in the adult type II and normal individuals, respectively (Fig. 3E). The dorsal skin of an F2 variant at 32 months after metamorphosis is shown in Fig. 3F. At this stage, melanophores in the dorsal skin of the variant individual aggregated to form a smaller number of larger black spots. The. Fig. 3. F2 juveniles at and after metamorphosis. A, F2 individual with brownish coloration at metamor- phosis. B, F2 individuals with normal coloration at metamorphosis. C, higher magnification of the dorsal skin of "; D, higher magnification of the dorsal skin of "; E, F2 juveniles at two weeks after metamor- phosis. F, higher magnification of the dorsal skin of an F2 red variant at 32 months after metamorphosis. Scales equal 10 mm in "A," "B," "E" and "F," and 100 fam in "C" and ";. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nihon Hachu Ryoseirui Gakkai. Kyoto : The Herpetological Society of Japan
Size: 1556px × 1607px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcollectionbiodi, booksubjectherpetology, booksubjectreptiles
