Table 6.
Descriptive statistics for bioacoustic variables of Pristimantis jimenezi sp. nov., P. phoxocephalus, P. totoroi sp. nov. and P. verrucolatus sp. nov. Mean ± SD and range in brackets are given in each cell. The number of samples is given in brackets after species name.
| P. jimenezi (2) | P. phoxocephalus (2) | P. totoroi (2) | P. verrucolatus (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes per call | 1–2 | 3–9 | 2–6 | 1 |
| No. harmonics | 4 | 4–5 | 3–7 | 4–7 |
| Note duration (s) | 0.182 ± 0.035 | 0.154 ± 0.030 | 0.125 ± 0.038 | 0.433 ± 0.037 |
| (0.157–0.206) | (0.133–0.175) | (0.098–0.152) | (0.407–0.459) | |
| Interval between notes (s) | 0.297 ± 0.088 | 0.135 ± 0.035 | 0.339 ± 0.038 | NA |
| (0.234–0.360) | (0.110–0.159) | (0.312–0.366) | ||
| Peak time (s) | 0.091 ± 0.018 | 0.077 ± 0.014 | 0.063 ± 0.019 | 0.216 ± 0.018 |
| (0.080–0.103) | (0.067–0.087) | (0.049–0.076) | (0.204–0.230) | |
| Dominant frequency (Hz) | 2894.58 ± 167.49 | 2578.12 ± 0 | 2569.65 ± 21.21 | 2114.08 ± 265.17 |
| (2776.15–3013.01) | (2512.22–2627.07) | (1926.58–2301.58) | ||
| Initial frequency (Hz) | 2789.89 ± 232.02 | 2452.15 ± 87.01 | 2550.96 ± 148.20 | 1837.5 ± 212.13 |
| (2625–2953.13) | (2390.63–2513.67) | (2446.16–2655.75) | (1687.5–1987.5) | |
| Final frequency (Hz) | 2976.56 ± 232.02 | 2586.91 ± 12.43 | 2619.88 ± 50.73 | 2231.25 ± 238.65 |
| (2812.5–3140.63) | (2578.13–2595.70) | (2584–2655.75) | (2062.5–2400) | |
| Frequency change (Hz) | 187.5 ± 0 | 134.77 ± 99.44 | 68.92 ± 97.47 | 393.75 ± 26.52 |
| (64.45–205.08) | (0–137.84) | (375–412.5) | ||
| 2nd harmonic frequency (Hz) | 5373.79 ± 412.25 | 4532.23 ± 62.15 | 4714.43 ± 453.59 | 4171.89 ± 596.64 |
| (5446.29–6029.3) | (4488.28–4576.17) | (4393.69–5035.16) | (3750–4593.78) |