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Forti LR, Haddad CFB, Leite F, Drummond LDO, de Assis C, Crivellari LB, Mello CM, Garcia PCA, Zornosa-Torres C, Toledo LF. Notes on vocalizations of Brazilian amphibians IV: advertisement calls of 20 Atlantic Forest frog species. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7612. [PMID: 31565563 PMCID: PMC6746222 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Bioacoustics is a powerful tool used for anuran species diagnoses, given that advertisement calls are signals related to specific recognition and mate attraction. Thus, call descriptions can support species taxonomy. In spite of that, call descriptions are lacking for many species, delaying advances in biodiversity research. Here, we describe the advertisement calls of 20 anuran species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We accessed 50 digital recordings deposited in the Fonoteca Neotropical Jacques Vielliard. Acoustic analyses were carried out in the software Raven pro 1.5. We provide a general comparison of call structure among species inside taxonomic groups and genera. The vocalizations described here belong to poorly known species, which are representatives of six families: Brachycephalidae, Bufonidae, Ceratophryidae, Cycloramphidae, Hylidae, and Phyllomedusidae. Despite this, still there are 163 species of anurans from Atlantic Forest with calls not formally described. Our work represents an important step in providing data for a taxonomic perspective and improving the knowledge of the Atlantic Forest anuran diversity.
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Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Felipe Leite
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Florestal, MG, Brazil
| | - Leandro de Oliveira Drummond
- Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Clodoaldo de Assis
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| | | | - Caio Marinho Mello
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
| | | | - Camila Zornosa-Torres
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
| | - Luís Felipe Toledo
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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