The release call of Rhaebo guttatus (Anura: Bufonidae)

Author(s)

Marinho, Pedro ^{[1, 2]} ; Costa-Campos, Carlos E. ^[3] ; Sanches, Patrick R. ^[3] ; de Carvalho, Thiago R. ^{[4, 5]}

Affiliation

^[1] UFU, ICENP Biol, Lab Taxon & Sistemat Anuros Neotrop, Ituiutaba - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, FFCLRP, Dept Biol, Programa Posgrad Biol Comparada, Ribeirao Preto - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Amapa UNIFAP, Dept Ciencias Biol & Saude, Lab Herpetol, Macapa - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Dept Zool, Lab Herpetol, Rio Claro - Brazil

^[5] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Ctr Aquicultura, Rio Claro - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment; v. 54, n. 3, p. 236-238, SEP 2 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The bufonid genus Rhaebo contains 13 species, Rhaebo guttatus being one of the two species that occur in Brazil. Here we describe for the first time the release call of R. guttatus from the Brazilian Amazonia. Release calls are highly variable both in the temporal and in the frequency domains. The advertisement and release calls of Rhaebo guttatus are distinguished from each other by their temporal envelope, distribution of sound energy, and calling emission patterns. The acoustic characterization of release calls in Rhaebo could be potentially informative in the taxonomy of this genus, as previously reported for members of the bufonid genus Rhinella. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/08489-0 - Diversity of vocalizations in Leptodactylidae and exploratory analysis of vocal morphology: a phylogenetic comparative approach investigation of acoustic evolution in a group of Neotropical anurans
• Grantee: Thiago Ribeiro de Carvalho Tavares
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral