Table 5. Descriptive statistics for advertisement calls parameters of species of the D. leucophyllatus-triangulum complex.
| Species | Call duration | Number of notes per call | Rise time of the call | Number of pulses per call | Type I note duration | Number of pulses of the Type I note | Rise time of Type I note | Type II note duration | Number of pulses of the Type II note | Distance between notes | Average of the dominant frequency call | Frequency bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. arndti sp. n. (n = 7) | 0.19 ± 0.02 (0.16–0.23) | 1 | 0.12 ± 0.08 (0.03–0.29) | 17.44 ± 1.23 (16–19) | 0.2 ± 0.02 (0.16–0.23) | 17.44 ± 1.23 (15.6–19.0) | 0.12 ± 0.08 (0.03–0.29) | – | – | – | 2655.37 ± 169.42 (2416.3–2876.1) | 487.67 ± 75.06 (353.1–570.6) |
| D. leucophyllatus (n = 9) | 0.17 ± 0.02 (0.16–0.22) | 2.10 ± 0.16 (2–3) | 0.08 ± 0.04 (0.05–0.15) | 16.49 ± 1.94 (14–21) | 0.1 ± 0.01 (0.08–0.11) | 12.19 ± 0.91 (10.8–13.8) | 0.06 ± 0.01 (0.04–0.08) | 0.027 ± 0.007 (0.01–0.04) | 3.85 ± 0.45 (3.60–4.25) | 0.046 ± 0.006 (0.03–0.05) | 2748.69 ± 162.89 (2453.9–2914.1) | 530.32 ± 113.7 (301.4–663.2) |
| D. reticulatus comb. nov. (n = 4) | 0.35 ± 0.05 (0.27–0.39) | 4.05 ± 0.33 (3–5) | 0.18 ± 0.01 (0.18–0.19) | 30.39 ± 2.75 (26–33) | 0.1 ± 0.01 (0.08–0.12) | 13.55 ± 1.18 (12.6–17) | 0.08 ± 0.02 (0.06–0.1) | 0.039 ± 0.004 (0.03–0.04) | 5.56 ± 0.47 (5–6) | 0.042 ± 0.004 (0.03–0.04) | 2992.39 ± 100.8 (2888.3–3128.6) | 705.98 ± 112.5 (574.2–843.7) |
| D. sp D (n = 4) | 0.21 ± 0.02 (0.19–0.24) | 1.10 ± 0.20 (1–2) | 0.15 ± 0.01 (0.13–0.16) | 18.43 ± 1.21 (17–21) | 0.21 ± 0.02 (0.19–0.24) | 18.03 ± 0.45 (17.5–18.6) | 0.15 ± 0.01 (0.13–0.16) | 0.004 ± 0.008 (0–0.016) | 0.4 ± 0.80 (0–1.6) | 0.001 ± 0.003 (0–0.006) | 2493.64 ± 197.32 (2213.1–2652.9) | 483.69 ± 101.13 (335.9–565.2) |
| D. sp F (n = 2) | 0.22 ± 0.02 (0.21–0.24) | 2.50 | 0.09 | 17 | 0.11 ± 0.01 (0.10–0.12) | 12.88 ± 1.59 (11.7–14) | 0.08 | 0.03 ± 0.002 (0.02–0.03) | 3.50 | 0.047 ± 0.005 (0.04–0.05) | 2660.63 ± 48.05 (2626.6–2694.6) | 581.39 ± 395.86 (301.4–861.3) |
| D. sp G (n = 5) | 0.28 ± 0.05 (0.25–0.35) | 3.28 ± 0.50 (2–4) | 0.09 ± 0.02 (0.06–0.11) | 24.40 ± 2.87 (21–28) | 0.11 ± 0.01 (0.10–0.12) | 13.92 ± 0.66 (13.2–14.6) | 0.08 ± 0.02 (0.06–0.10) | 0.033 ± 0.003 (0.034–0.037) | 4.5 ± 0.35 (4.13–4.93) | 0.041 ± 0.004 (0.03–0.04) | 2570.90 ± 99.68 (2431.8–2703.4) | 471.16 ± 145.27 (361.7–684.7) |
| D. triangulum (n = 11) | 0.26 ± 0.04 (0.22–0.36) | 2.33 ± 0.52 (2–4) | 0.13 ± 0.03 (0.09–0.17) | 20.92 ± 3.39 (17–29) | 0.15 ± 0.02 (0.12–) 0.18 | 15.72 ± 2.24 (13–20.2) | 0.11 ± 0.02 (0.08–0.16) | 0.034 ± 0.007 (0.023–0.042) | 3.75 ± 0.52 (3–4.5) | 0.051 ± 0.007 (0.04–0.06) | 2456.43 ± 278.91 (2101–3070.7) | 478.34 ± 113.54 (281.2–646) |
The n values indicate the number of males analyzed. Mean ± SD is given with range in parentheses. See Table 1 for a description of each parameter. Call vouchers: Dendropsophus arndti sp. n. (SMF 88384, 88388–90, 88393), D. leucophyllatus (MZUSP 950152–53, 950156–58, 950161), D. reticulatus comb. nov. (KU 126484–85, QCAZA 367–69), D. sp. D (MZUSP 950253–54), D. sp. F (MZUSP 950163–64), D. sp. G (MZUSP 930042, 930045–47, 930050) and D. triangulum (MZUSP 950187, 950192, KU 126421, 143152–54, QCAZA 44290).