Table 2 Studied species versus diverse characters.

From: The larval chondrocranium and its development in Smilisca phaeota with considerations of patterns characteristic for the chondrocranial development of Lalagobatrachia

Species

Characters as larvae

Suborder

Family,

References

Xenopus laevis

Filter feeder, free water column, close to surface

Mesobatrachia

Pipidae

16,56

Hymenochirus boettgeri

Miniaturized predator with highly modified jaw apparatus, free water column

39

Discoglossus scovazzi

Scraping suspension feeders, close to ground

Archeobatrachia

Discoglossidae

18

Bombina orientalis

Bombinatoridae

17

Bufo bufo

Neobatrachia

Bufonidae

15

Smilisca phaeota

Hylidae

Present study

  1. All are metamorphosing species, all are aquatic as larvae.
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