cordiform
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The tongue is emarginate in 12 specimens and cordiform in all others.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
Usually the tongue is ovoid; in some specimens it is barely notched posteriorly, whereas in others it is deeply notched, making the tongue cordiform.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
Tongue broadly cordiform, notched posteriorly, barely free behind.
From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by William E. Duellman
Tongue cordiform, shallowly notched behind and barely free posteriorly; vomerine teeth 4-3, situated on transverse elevations between ovoid inner nares; openings to vocal sac large, one situated along inner posterior edge of each mandibular ramus.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
Deeply notched cordiform tongues are found in P. leonhardschultzei and P. schmidtorum; with the exception of these two species, some individuals of all species have emarginate tongues.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
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