Table 2.
The number and frequency of limb abnormality types observed for larvae and adult AGSC A. mexicanum. For example, 145 limbs from males exhibited ectrodactyly
| Males | Females | Larvae | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Ectrodactyly (missing digits) | 145 | 36.4 | 106 | 30.7 | 29 | 4.4 |
| Syndactyly (fusion) | 138 | 34.7 | 57 | 16.5 | – | – |
| Misplaced digits | 40 | 10.1 | 37 | 10.7 | – | – |
| Polydactyly (extra digits) | 34 | 8.5 | 18 | 5.2 | – | – |
| Ectromelia (missing limb) | 31 | 7.8 | 10 | 2.9 | 458 | 70.3 |
| Missing hands/no digits | – | – | – | – | 184 | 28.2 |
| Backwards elbows or hands | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Polymelia (extra limbs) | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Brachydactyly (partial digits) | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | 33.3 | – | – |
| Total | 398 | 345 | 651 | |||