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STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT
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DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2022.2129336
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Amphibian; anura; natural history; reproduction; Central Brazil; rocky field; habitat specialist
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- Conselho Nacional do Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico for Research Grant (CNPq) [306644/2020-7 - PQ]
This study describes the reproductive behavior of the Cerrado endemic Pithecopus oreades in a high-altitude stream in Central Brazil. The species reproduces during the rainy season, constructing nests on folded leaves. Males are territorial and defend their territory through vocalizations and physical combats.
Reproductive strategies are one of the more fascinating aspects of Anuran biology and are likely affected by species habitat use and availability of reproductive sites. The Cerrado endemic Pithecopus oreades is a habitat specialist that reproduces in seasonal high-altitude rocky streams in Central Brazil. Herein, we describe its reproductive behavior based on observations made during two consecutive reproductive seasons in a high-altitude stream located in an open field area in Central Brazil. The reproductive activity of P. oreades occurs during the rainy season, from the very first rains, and lasts about 3 months. The species is nocturnal, showing a vocalization peak between 20:00 h and 21:00 h. Its vocalization activity was related to total precipitation. The nests, composed by only one folded leaf, are placed on shrubs along streams. The nests, which hang over the stream pools, contain approximately 30 eggs that last about 13 days of incubation, producing about 25 tadpoles per spawning. Males are territorial, remaining in the same places for more than 60 days, defending them through vocalizations and eventual physical combats. Males with a higher body condition usually stay longer in the same territory. We also recorded males displaying satellite behavior.
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