The release call of Rhaebo guttatus (Anura: Bufonidae)

Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T16:45:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-01-01 The bufonid genus Rhaebo contains 13 species, Rhaebo guttatus being one of the two species that occur in Brazil. Here we describe for the first time the release call of R. guttatus from the Brazilian Amazonia. Release calls are highly variable both in the temporal and in the frequency domains. The advertisement and release calls of Rhaebo guttatus are distinguished from each other by their temporal envelope, distribution of sound energy, and calling emission patterns. The acoustic characterization of release calls in Rhaebo could be potentially informative in the taxonomy of this genus, as previously reported for members of the bufonid genus Rhinella. Laboratório de Taxonomia e Sistemática de Anuros Neotropicais ICENP/Biologia Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Comparada Departamento de Biologia/FFCLRP Universidade de São Paulo Laboratório de Herpetologia Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP) Laboratório de Herpetologia Departamento de Zoologia e Centro de Aquicultura Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Laboratório de Herpetologia Departamento de Zoologia e Centro de Aquicultura Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)