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Table 2 Mean teeth length and mean thickness of the glandular region in the lips of Plectrohyla males and females. For males additionally the mean diameter of specialized mucus glands was measured

From: Love bites: male frogs (Plectrohyla, Hylidae) use teeth scratching to deliver sodefrin precursor-like factors to females during amplexus

Species

Sex

Mean teeth length (µm)

Mean thickness of glandular region (µm)

Mean SMG diameter (µm)

P. hartwegi

male

189.982 ± 33.819

437.08 ± 27.69

155.77 ± 20.15

 

female

129.054 ± 56.743

151.04 ± 13.96

 

P. sagorum

male

150.868 ± 54.601

144.45 ± 5.45

95.70 ± 4.05

 

female

77.818 ± 15.977

71.97 ± 4.42

 

P. matudai

male

171.469 ± 62.685

142.74 ± 10.19

69.93 ± 17.45

 

female

82.391 ± 21.866

89.19 ± 9.18

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