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This common treefrog represents a naturally occurring anuran polyploid in North America. The karyotype of this tetraploid species should be compared with its diploid counterpart Hyla chrysoscelis (Volume 2, Folio Am-14).
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Wasserman, A. O.: Polyploidy in the common tree toad Hyla versicolor LeConte. Science 167: 385–386, 1970.
Bogart, J. P., and Wasserman, A. O.: Diploid-polyploid cryptic species pairs: a possible clue to evolution by polyploidization in anuran amphibians. Cytogenetics 11: 7–24, 1972.
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Beçak, M.L., Beçak, W., Roberts, F.L., Shoffner, R.N., Volpe, E.P. (1973). Hyla versicolor (LeConte) (Eastern gray treefrog) 2n = 48. In: Beçak, M.L., Beçak, W., Roberts, F.L., Shoffner, R.N., Volpe, E.P. (eds) Chromosome Atlas: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65751-1_11
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