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Kidov A. A., Matushkina K. A., Blinova S. A., Afrin K. A. LABORATORY REPRODUCTION OF THE CUBAN TOAD, PELTOPHRYNE EMPUSA COPE, 1862. Current Studies in Herpetology, 2017, vol. 17, iss. , pp. 36-?. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2017-17-1-2-36-43
LABORATORY REPRODUCTION OF THE CUBAN TOAD, PELTOPHRYNE EMPUSA COPE, 1862
The paper presents data on reproduction of the Cuban toad, Peltophryne empusa in laboratory conditions. Spawning was stimulated by surfagon injection. The start of spawning was observed at a temperature of 27.0 - 27.5°C in the early morning after 10 - 12 h after the hormonal injection. The female fertility ranged from 2,415 to 7,343 eggs. Incubation lasted 12 - 24 h. The total embryogenesis duration from egg laying to the start of exogenous feeding of larvae was about 2 days. The larval development of the Cuban toad lasted from 27 to 64 days. The body length of young toads after complete tail resorption was 6.8 - 10.5 mm.
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