Advertisement call of Brachycephalus albolineatus (Anura: Brachycephalidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brachycephalus are among the smallest terrestrial vertebrates in the world. The genus encompasses 34 species endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, occurring mostly in montane forests, with many species showing microendemic distributions to single mountaintops. It includes diurnal species living in the leaf litter and calling during the day, mainly during the warmer months of the year. The natural history of the vast majority of the species is unknown, such as their advertisement call, which has been described only for seven species of the genus. In the present study, we describe the advertisement call of Brachycephalus albolineatus, a recently described microendemic species from Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.

Methods

We analyzed 34 advertis

SUBMITTER: Bornschein MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6055690 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature