First report of visual displays in the Neotropical treefrog Dendropsophus carnifex

A bstract Visual communication is apparently widespread among anurans, but these behaviours in many Neotropical species remain unstudied. We provide the first descriptions of visual displays in males of the Neotropical treefrog Dendropsophus carnifex (Hylidae) from three populations at Mindo, in nor...

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Published inActa ethologica Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 75 - 78
Main Authors Peñaherrera-Romero, Emilia, Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2023
Springer Nature B.V
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Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Displays
Evolutionary Biology
Feet
Life Sciences
Short Communication
Visual communication
Vocalization behavior
Zoology
Anura
Visual displays
Hylidae
Cloud forest
Amphibian
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Summary:A bstract Visual communication is apparently widespread among anurans, but these behaviours in many Neotropical species remain unstudied. We provide the first descriptions of visual displays in males of the Neotropical treefrog Dendropsophus carnifex (Hylidae) from three populations at Mindo, in northwestern Ecuador. We describe hind-foot lifting, foot-flagging, arm waving, toe trembling, body raising, and throat exposure for D. carnifex . All visual displays include exposure of flash colours in hidden surfaces of body and legs. Vocalisations were not emitted simultaneously with visual displays but were intercalated.
ISSN:0873-9749
1437-9546
DOI:10.1007/s10211-022-00407-z