02349nas a2200217   4500008004100000245011700041210006900158260001600227300000800243490000700251520146400258653001301722653002001735653003301755653001801788100003201806700003601838700002101874700002501895856021101920       2019                        eng d00aBioacoustics of Pithecopus rusticus (Anura, Phyllomedusidae): A Rare Species Possibly Threatened with Extinction0 aBioacoustics of Pithecopus rusticus Anura Phyllomedusidae A Rare  cJan-12-2019  a1960 v143 a<p>Vocalization is an important means of intra- and interspecific communication in anurans and is essential for reproduction. Here, we describe the advertisement and territorial calls of Pithecopus rusticus and determine the influence of air temperature and morphometric variables on advertisement call parameters. We recorded the vocalizations at the type-locality, in the municipality of &Aacute;gua Doce, state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, from September 2015 to February 2016. The advertisement call was composed of a short note, emitted sporadically, with a duration of 0.023 &plusmn; 0.002 ms (0.019&ndash;0.033 ms; n = 244). We recorded two types of territorial calls that were observed during the interaction between males. Territorial call I was composed of two notes and had a duration of 0.095 &plusmn; 0.043 ms (0.033&ndash;0.166 ms; n = 27). Territorial call II was a multipulsed note lasting 0.911 &plusmn; 0.340 ms (0.504&ndash;1.346 ms; n = 9) composed of 7&ndash;58 pulses emitted after territorial call I. Advertisement call duration was negatively related to air temperature. The duration and number of notes of the advertisement call of P. rusticus were similar to those of phylogenetically close species. Information on vocal repertoires of amphibians and factors influencing acoustic parameters are essential to understand the systematic taxonomy and evolution of groups, especially little-known species such as P. rusticus.</p>
10aAmphibia10aAtlantic Forest10aHighlands of southern Brazil10avocalizations1 aBoschetti, Joana, Priscilla1 aDe Bastiani, Veluma, Ialú Moli1 aLingnau, Rodrigo1 aLucas, Elaine, Maria  uhttps://bioone.org/journals/south-american-journal-of-herpetology/volume-14/issue-3/SAJH-D-17-00071.1/Bioacoustics-of-Pithecopus-rusticus-Anura-Phyllomedusidae--A-Rare-Species/10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00071.1.full