Title:	Reproductive biology of the phyllomedusid frog Pithecopus oreades (Brandão 2002), a Cerrado endemic species related to altitude streams
Authors:	Cândido, Carlos Eduardo Ribeiro Prette, Ana Cecilia Holler del Brandão, Reuber Albuquerque
metadata.dc.identifier.orcid:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3940-2544
metadata.dc.contributor.affiliation:	Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Engenharia Florestal (UnB/EFL) Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Engenharia Florestal (UnB/EFL) Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Engenharia Florestal (UnB/EFL)
Assunto::	Anfíbio Anuro - habitat (Ecologia) - Cerrados Anfíbio - reprodução
Issue Date:	29-Sep-2022
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Citation:	CÂNDIDO, Carlos E. R.; PRETTE, Ana C. H. del; BRANDÃO, Reuber Albuquerque. Reproductive biology of the phyllomedusid frog Pithecopus oreades (Brandão 2002), a Cerrado endemic species related to altitude streams. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, [S. l.], p. 1-15, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01650521.2022.2129336.
Abstract:	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.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Faculdade de Tecnologia (FT) Departamento de Engenharia Florestal (FT EFL)
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1080/01650521.2022.2129336
metadata.dc.relation.publisherversion:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01650521.2022.2129336
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