Cocoon Structure and Function in the Burrowing Hylid Frog, Pternohyla fodiens
- 31 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Herpetology
- Vol. 15 (4) , 403-408
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1563529
Abstract
The epidermal cocoon of Pternohyla consists of multiple sheddings of the stratum corneum interspersed with mucus filled subcorneal spaces. The rate of water loss through the cocoon is very low (0.6 mg g-1 h-1) under the experimental conditions of flowing dry air. The cocoon of Pternohyla represents the 1st known case of cocoon formation in a hylid frog.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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