Blood Cell Profile of the Developing Tadpoles and Adults of the Ornate Frog, Microhyla ornata (Anura: Microhylidae)

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Erythrocytes and its variations in the tadpoles of the ornate frog, Microhyla ornata. (a) Circular erythrocytes, (b) oval erythrocyte, (c) elliptical erythrocytes, (d) erythrocyte with eccentrically positioned nucleus, (e) large sized erythrocyte, (f) small sized erythrocyte, and (g) erythrocyte lacking a distinct membrane (stained in Leishman’s stain). ((h), (i), (j)) Irregular shaped erythrocytes, (k) tear drop shaped erythrocyte (stained in Leishman’s stain), (l) comma shaped erythrocyte (stained in Leishman’s stain), (m) erythrocyte lacking nucleus, (n) erythrocyte lacking a distinct nucleus, (o) small dark bodies surrounding regular erythrocytes, (p) large erythrocyte with a vacuolated structure and nucleus pushed towards the periphery, (q) dark patches in intact erythrocytes, and (r) Disintegrated erythrocyte with dark patches. Scale bar = 10 μm.