Description of the advertisement call of Boulenophrys nanlingensis (Anura, Megophryidae), with a case of individual identification using its dorsum pattern

By

Qian, Tianyu
Deng, Guoxing
Li, Yonghui
Yang, Daode

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-5-4

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

36

Pages

123--128

Subjects

bioacoustics , Frogs , mark-recapture , Megophryinae , southern China , Southern China , southern China , southern China , southern China

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.36.e101646

 

Abstract

We describe the advertisement call of the Nanling horned frog, Boulenophrys nanlingensis for the first time, based on recordings obtained from four individuals. One of these individuals, which was identified using its dorsum pattern, was recorded twice after nine months. Distinct shifts in the temporal parameters and call rate were observed from calls of the re-captured individual, which was suspected to be related to temperature and social context. However, due to the limited sample size, further research is needed to confirm these findings. We highlight the potential of mark-recapture method using dorsum pattern for studying and monitoring the Nanling horned frog and other megophyinid frogs.