A fifth species of the genus Euparkerella (Griffths, 1959), the advertisement calls of E. robusta Izecksohn, 1988 and E. tridactyla Izecksohn, 1988, and a key for the Euparkerella species (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Craugastoridae)
Author
Hepp, Fábio
Author
De Carvalho-E-Silva, Sergio P.
Author
Telles De Carvalho-E-Silva, Ana M. P.
Author
Folly, Manuella
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Zootaxa
2015
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251
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.3
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Euparkerella robusta
Advertisement call (figure 9).
Seventeen calls from four individuals were analyzed in detail. The advertisement call consists of a single note comprising 5–8 long pulses (
x
= 5.8 ± 0.8; Mo = 6.0; N = 17) repeated periodically (
Fig. 9
A, B). In all pulses, the attack is approximately of the same length as the decay. Pulse amplitudes are similar throughout the call; however, a second peak of amplitude occurs at the end of a pulse (
Fig. 9
C). In some calls, the amplitude and frequency are periodically modulated at the end of the pulses (
Fig. 9
D, E
vs.
no final modulation in
Fig. 9
A, B). In modulated calls, the first pulse usually has the strongest upward sweep in frequency modulation, reaching the initial band before a second downward phase. Call Duration ranges from 1.290–
2.224
s (
x
= 1.659 ± 0.237; N = 17). There are as many as eight visible harmonics in the call. The Dominant Frequency corresponds to the fundamental one and ranges from 2906.2–3187.5 Hz (
x
= 3033.1 ± 95.3; Mo = 3000.0; N = 17). The Pulse Periods decrease slightly throughout the call, and range from 0.261–
0.498
s (
x
= 0.367 ± 0.065; N = 17) for the first period and 0.289–
0.355
s (
x
= 0.310 ± 0.019; Mo = 0.289; N = 17) for the last period. The Pulse Rate ranges from 3.0–3.9 pulses per second (
x
= 3.5 ± 0.2; N = 17). The Pulse Durations are long, ranging from 0.043–
0.116
s (
x
= 0.077 ± 0.011; Mo = 0.073; N = 99). There is no cryptic pulse.
Comparisons with the other species.
Acoustically,
Euparkerella robusta
differs from
E. brasiliensis
and
E. cochranae
by having fewer pulses (
5–8 in
E. robusta
vs.
9–20 in
E. brasiliensis
and
E. cochranae
); longer Pulse Durations (43–116 ms in
E. robusta
vs.
2–10 ms in
E. brasiliensis
and
E. cochranae
); longer Call Duration (1.3–
2.2
s in
E. robusta
vs.
0.4–0.6 in
E. brasiliensis
and
E. cochranae
); and slower Pulse Rate (3–4 pulses/s in
E. robusta
vs.
16–45 pulses/s in
E. brasiliensis
and
E. cochranae
). It differs from
E. cryptica
in having a shorter call duration (1.3–
2.2
s in
E. robusta
vs.
3.4–
6.2
s in
E. cryptica
); absence of pulse clusters (
vs.
presence in
E. cryptica
); longer pulses (43–116 ms in
E. robusta
vs.
3–11 ms in
E. cryptica
); and faster repetition rate (3.0–3.9 pulses/s in
E. robusta
vs.
1.2–1.9 pulse sections/s in
E. cryptica
). It differs from
E. tridactyla
by presenting fewer pulses (
5–8 in
E. robusta
vs.
27–34 in
E. tridactyla
); longer Pulse Durations (43–116 ms in
E. robusta
vs.
1–10 ms in
E. tridactyla
); and slower pulse rate (3 or 4 pulses/s in
E. robusta
vs.
19–23 pulses/s in
E. tridactyla
).