A reassessment of the vocalization and distribution of Scinax exiguus (Duellman, 1986) (Anura: Hylidae) in the Amazonian savanna of Roraima, northern Brazil, with the description of its aggressive call

Scinax exiguus was described from the Gran Sabana, southeastern Venezuela, and its distribution is associated with the one Amazonian savanna region in northern South America. Herein, we describe the aggressive call and redescribe the advertisement call of S. exiguus, including recordings from the type locality. Also, we report on intraspecific variation between Venezuelan and Brazilian populations and we make remarks on its distribution in Brazil. Advertisement calls from the type locality (Bolívar, Venezuela) mainly differ in temporal traits from those of the two Brazilian populations, especi... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Thiago Ribeiro de Carvalho
Priscila Azarak
Davi Bang
William Duellman
Ariovaldo Giaretta
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: Neotropical Biodiversity, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 196-202 (2017)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Taylor & Francis Group
Schlagwörter: Acoustic variation / Amazonian savanna / Gran Sabana / neotropical frogs / Venezuela / Ecology / QH540-549.5 / General. Including nature conservation / geographical distribution / QH1-199.5
Sprache: Englisch
Spanish
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2017.1375813