Table 6. Descriptive statistics for aggressive 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 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) | 0.14 ± 0.01 (0.12–0.16) | 3.03 ± 0.08 (3–4) | 0.07 ± 0.02 (0.03–0.1) | 11.60 ± 1.13 (12–13) | 0.035 ± 0.006 (0.024–0.042) | 3.84 ± 0.40 (3.13–4.33) | 0.02 ± 0.011 (0.011–0.045) | 2668.76 ± 111.64 (2485.2–2830.3) | 423.26 ± 64.73 (335.9–516.8) |
| D. leucophyllatus (n = 5) | 0.25 ± 0.05 (0.18–0.34) | 3.96 ± 0.64 (3–5) | 0.15 ± 0.15 (0.04–0.4) | 19.96 ± 4.14 (13–25) | 0.033 ± 0.004 (0.027–0.038) | 5.01 ± 0.36 (4.6–5.5) | 0.036 ± 0.004 (0.029–0.040) | 2615.82 ± 196.39 (2326.6–2811.9) | 548.96 ± 101.28 (469.4–689.1) |
| D. reticulatus comb. nov. (n = 5) | 0.59 ± 0.11 (0.48–0.71) | 4.11 ± 0.72 (3–5) | 0.38 ± 0.13 (0.24–0.51) | 22.11 ± 5.71 (16–29) | 0.038 ± 0.003 (0.035–0.041) | 5.32 ± 0.53 (4.5–5.8) | 0.05 ± 0.004 (0.045–0.055) | 2832.05 ± 106.24 (2675.2–2924.1) | 735.46 ± 120.51 (600–875) |
| D. sp D (n = 5) | 0.16 ± 0.01 (0.14–0.18) | 3.48 ± 0.5 (3–4) | 0.10 ± 0.01 (0.09–0.12) | 14.01 ± 0.74 (12–15) | 0.035 ± 0.005 (0.031–0.042) | 4.11 ± 0.57 (3.5–4.9) | 0.014 ± 0.002 (0.01–0.017) | 2387.89 ± 157.4 (2141–2538.7) | 301.04 ± 52.11 (215.3–355.3) |
| D. sp G (n = 2) | 0.44 ± 0.1 (0.37–0.52) | 6.42 ± 1.53 (5–8) | 0.13 ± 0.04 (0.10–0.16) | 29.42 ± 4.36 (26–33) | 0.036 ± 0.003 (0.034–0.039) | 4.64 ± 0.44 (4.3–4.9) | 0.037 | 2524.94 ± 172.33 (2403–2646.7) | 386.72 ± 8.89 (380.4–393) |
| D. triangulum (n = 5) | 0.24 ± 0.03 (0.19–0.27) | 4.25 ± 0.23 (4–5) | 0.14 ± 0.02 (0.11–0.16) | 19.81 ± 1.66 (17–22) | 0.036 ± 0.005 (0.034–0.041) | 4.66 ± 0.35 (4.3–5.1) | 0.027 ± 0.006 (0.018–0.033) | 2411.74 ± 349.62 (2085–2968.3) | 427.4 ± 187.34 (281.2–689.1) |
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), D. leucophyllatus (MZUSP 950152, 950161), D. reticulatus comb. nov. (KU 126484, 143145, 143179, QCAZA 49174), D. sp. D (MZUSP 950253–54), D. sp. G (MZUSP 930045, 930050) and D. triangulum (MZUSP 950192).