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Table 5.15 Rhacophorid sperm atozoa previously examined. Species Method used Author Buergeriinae Buergeria buergeri LM; TEM; SEM Fukuyama etal. 1993; Kuramoto 1996; Scheltinga 2002Buergeria japonica SEM Kuramoto 1996Buergeria robusta SEM Kuramoto 1996 RhacophorinaeChirixalus eiffingeri SEM Kuramoto 1996Chirixaius idiootocus SEM Kuramoto 1996Chiromantis xerampelina TEM; SEM Mainoya 1981; Wilson etal. 1991,1995; van der Horst et al. 1995; Scheltinga 2002Philautus sp. A LM; SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2000Philautus sp. B LM; SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2000Philautus sp. C LM; SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2000Philautus sp. D LM;SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2000Philautus bunitus TEM Scheltinga 2002Philautus leucorhinus SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2001Philautus microtympanum SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2001Philautus variabilis SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2001Polypedates eques SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2001Polypedates leucomystax LM; TEM; SEM Kuramoto 1996; Scheltinga 2002Polypedates maculatus LM;SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2000Polypedates megacephalus SEM Kuramoto 1996Rhacophorus angulirostris LM; TEM Scheltinga 2002Rhacophorus arboreus LM; TEM; SEM Mizuhira etal. 1986; Kuramoto 1996Rhacophorus malabaricus LM;SEM Kuramoto and Joshy 2000Rhacophorus moltrechti SEM Kuramoto 1996Rhacophorus owstoni SEM Kuramoto 1996Rhacophorus schlegelii LM; TEM; SEM Oka 1980; Mizuhira etal. 1986; Kuramoto 1996Rhacophorus viridis SEM Kuramoto 1996 LM = light microscopy; TEM = transmission electron microscopy; SEM = scanning electron microscopy.