- Each
vertebra (pl.: vertebrae) is an
irregular bone with a
complex structure composed of bone and some
hyaline cartilage, that make up the
vertebral column...
-
exchange across the skin, and the
larval tail
regresses into an
internal urostyle.
Adult frogs generally have a
carnivorous diet
consisting of
small invertebrates...
- a medium-sized tree frog.
Males measure 39–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in) in snout–
urostyle length and
females 46–48 mm (1.8–1.9 in). It is
green above, with profuse...
- frogs, the few
caudal vertebrae are
fused together to form part of the
urostyle. Romer,
Alfred Sherwood (1956).
Osteology of the Reptiles. Rubidge, Bruce...
- The
posterior pair is on
either side of a long, rod-like bone
called a
urostyle,
formed by the
fusion of the last few vertebrae. The
anterior pair opens...
-
single taxon. The
Pacific tree frog
grows up to two
inches from
snout to
urostyle. The
males are
usually smaller than the
females and have a dark
patch on...
- (tail) vertebrae. If
there are
sutures in the
urostyle,
components are counted,
otherwise the
urostyle is
usually counted as one vertebra. The number...
- with more vertebrae. The tail has
separate vertebrae,
unlike the
fused urostyle or
coccyx found in
modern frogs. The
tibia and
fibula bones are also separate...
- frog in Britain".
British Wildlife. 17 (3): 153–160.
Identifying Ranid urostyle,
ilial and
anomalous bones from a 15th
century London well
Charles A. Snell...
-
consists of nine
presacral vertebrae, a
single sacral vertebra, and a free
urostyle.
Three pairs of ribs were
found ****ociated with
presacrals II-IV. The hind...
