Vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on the advertisement call of the Scinax perpusillus species group
The Scinax perpusillus species group consists of thirteen bromeligenous treefrogs, of which only six have had their acoustic parameters appropriately described. In this work, we present the vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Peixoto, 1988) based on recordings obtained from three different populati...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
2013-08-01
|
| Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000400001&lng=en&tlng=en |
| _version_ | 1797966925333004288 |
|---|---|
| author | Rafael Pontes Camila Mattedi Délio Baêta |
| author_facet | Rafael Pontes Camila Mattedi Délio Baêta |
| author_sort | Rafael Pontes |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The Scinax perpusillus species group consists of thirteen bromeligenous treefrogs, of which only six have had their acoustic parameters appropriately described. In this work, we present the vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Peixoto, 1988) based on recordings obtained from three different populations in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Based on our observations we suggest that the vocal repertory of S. littoreus is composed of two distinct types of calls. The call named type A, which corresponds to a long series of multipulsed notes, is likely to have a mating function. This type of call is similar to that reported for Scinax arduous Peixoto, 2002, Scinax peixotoi Brasileiro, Haddad, Sawaya & Martins, 2007, and Scinax perpusillus (Lutz & Lutz, 1939). However, the type A call of S. littoreus is nonetheless readily distinguishable from the comparable call observed in other congeneric species. The call named type B, which exhibits a multipulsed structure, presumably has an aggressive function. We observed that different types of calls could be emitted alone or combined according to the social context. Additionally, we discuss problems involving comparisons of call parameters among species belonging to the S. perpusillus species group, provide an updated geographic distribution map, discuss the conservation status of the included species, and emphasize the importance of acoustic data for the recognition of species groups within Scinax. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T02:21:59Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-cae13fc4f350490c97261fec1b896416 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1984-4689 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T02:21:59Z |
| publishDate | 2013-08-01 |
| publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
| spelling | doaj.art-cae13fc4f350490c97261fec1b8964162023-01-02T23:31:28ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZoologiaZoologia (Curitiba)1984-46892013-08-0130436337010.1590/S1984-46702013000400001S1984-46702013000400001Vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on the advertisement call of the Scinax perpusillus species groupRafael Pontes0Camila Mattedi1Délio Baêta2Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe Scinax perpusillus species group consists of thirteen bromeligenous treefrogs, of which only six have had their acoustic parameters appropriately described. In this work, we present the vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Peixoto, 1988) based on recordings obtained from three different populations in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Based on our observations we suggest that the vocal repertory of S. littoreus is composed of two distinct types of calls. The call named type A, which corresponds to a long series of multipulsed notes, is likely to have a mating function. This type of call is similar to that reported for Scinax arduous Peixoto, 2002, Scinax peixotoi Brasileiro, Haddad, Sawaya & Martins, 2007, and Scinax perpusillus (Lutz & Lutz, 1939). However, the type A call of S. littoreus is nonetheless readily distinguishable from the comparable call observed in other congeneric species. The call named type B, which exhibits a multipulsed structure, presumably has an aggressive function. We observed that different types of calls could be emitted alone or combined according to the social context. Additionally, we discuss problems involving comparisons of call parameters among species belonging to the S. perpusillus species group, provide an updated geographic distribution map, discuss the conservation status of the included species, and emphasize the importance of acoustic data for the recognition of species groups within Scinax.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000400001&lng=en&tlng=enAggressive callbioacousticsbromeligenousgeographic distributionterritorial call |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Pontes Camila Mattedi Délio Baêta Vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on the advertisement call of the Scinax perpusillus species group Zoologia (Curitiba) Aggressive call bioacoustics bromeligenous geographic distribution territorial call |
| title | Vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on the advertisement call of the Scinax perpusillus species group |
| title_full | Vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on the advertisement call of the Scinax perpusillus species group |
| title_fullStr | Vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on the advertisement call of the Scinax perpusillus species group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on the advertisement call of the Scinax perpusillus species group |
| title_short | Vocal repertory of Scinax littoreus (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on the advertisement call of the Scinax perpusillus species group |
| title_sort | vocal repertory of scinax littoreus anura hylidae with comments on the advertisement call of the scinax perpusillus species group |
| topic | Aggressive call bioacoustics bromeligenous geographic distribution territorial call |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000400001&lng=en&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT rafaelpontes vocalrepertoryofscinaxlittoreusanurahylidaewithcommentsontheadvertisementcallofthescinaxperpusillusspeciesgroup AT camilamattedi vocalrepertoryofscinaxlittoreusanurahylidaewithcommentsontheadvertisementcallofthescinaxperpusillusspeciesgroup AT deliobaeta vocalrepertoryofscinaxlittoreusanurahylidaewithcommentsontheadvertisementcallofthescinaxperpusillusspeciesgroup |