Reproductive biology of Argenteohyla siemersi pederseni Williams and Bosso, 1994 (Anura: Hylidae) in northeastern Argentina

The present study describes the reproductive biology of Argenteohyla siemersi pederseni in a modified “quebracho” forest of Schinopsis balansae in northeastern Argentina. Observations were made between January 2007 and March 2009 at El Perichón, Corrientes Province, Argentina. Argenteohyla s. peders...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cajade, Rodrigo, Schaefer, Eduardo Federico, Duré Pitteri, Marta Inés, Kehr, Arturo Ignacio, Marangoni, Federico
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/41713
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/41713
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anura
Argenteohyla Siemersi Pederseni
Calls Description
Reproductive Mode
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Sumario:The present study describes the reproductive biology of Argenteohyla siemersi pederseni in a modified “quebracho” forest of Schinopsis balansae in northeastern Argentina. Observations were made between January 2007 and March 2009 at El Perichón, Corrientes Province, Argentina. Argenteohyla s. pederseni bred once per year over a 3-day period in a semi-permanent pond during the first spring rains in mid-September. Males called while floating on the water surface. The advertisement call was short and repeated at regular intervals in relatively fast succession, forming groups of multiple calls. Aggressive calls were evoked in two different agonistic interactions. Eggs were black, laid in three-dimensional arrangements interspersed within the submerged vegetation. Egg number per clutch ranged from 2638 to 8987. Tadpole redescription shows many differences and similarities with previous descriptions. The reproductive biology of A. s. pederseni has several similarities with another pond-dwelling casque-headed frog species.