Report of Bufo tihamicus karyotype from Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This study gives a description of the Karyotype of the Tihama toad Bufo tihamicus from Saudi Arabia. Samples of males and females of Bufo tihamicus Parker were collected from Gazan Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The karyotype consists of a diploid number 2n = 22 and the fundamental number NF = 44 in both of the sexes. No heteromorphism in relation to sex chromosome pair was found.

Keywords: Amphibian, karyotype, chromosome, Bufo tihamicus

African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 12(16), pp. 2120-2124