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<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E408222FFF73FA9FFE9DFA96" bold="true" box="[151,347,1282,1308]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Uperoleia micra</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BD736F6E408222FFF73FAB7FEEAFACE" blockId="2.[151,448,1282,1388]" box="[151,300,1322,1348]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Tiny Toadlet</paragraph>
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.
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R168043, an adult male collected near Bachsten Creek near the southwest corner of the Prince Regent River Nature Reserve, Western
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(
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) on
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<date id="FFD61036E408222FFB79FA57FA98FA6E" box="[1181,1374,1482,1508]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" value="2007-01-22">22 January 2007</date>
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by J. D. Roberts, R. Barrett, P. Doughty and M. Barrett. Call recorded; liver stored at –70ºC at
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R168042, adult males, location and date as for
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);
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R168044, adult male, location and date as for
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R167989, adult female, collected from the Prince Regent River Nature Reserve (
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;
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) on
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<date id="FFD61036E408222FFAD3F9F7FEC5F926" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" value="2007-01-21">21 January 2007</date>
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R166476, a metamorphosing individual, collected near the Walcott Inlet, Western
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(
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;
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) on
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<date id="FFD61036E408222FFDCBF927FD38F95E" box="[559,766,1722,1748]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" value="2008-01-21">21 January 2008</date>
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;
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R164897-8, adult males collected from Katers Island, Western
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(
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;
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) on
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<date id="FFD61036E408222FFCD2F97FFBCCF976" box="[822,1034,1762,1788]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" value="2008-02-14">14 February 2008</date>
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.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E409222EFF73FBE5FEDEFB1A" bold="true" box="[151,280,1144,1168]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E409222EFEFBFBE4FE08FB1A" box="[287,462,1145,1168]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Uperoleia micra</emphasis>
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: A) WAM R164988 from Katers Island, Western Australia; B) WAM R168042; C) WAM R168044 from near Bachsten Creek, Western Australia; D) collection location of calling males (WAM R168039– 40) near Bachsten Creek; males were calling from the low crevice within which had flowing water, and
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<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E409222EFB12FB23FAA9FB5F" box="[1270,1391,1214,1237]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">U. borealis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E409222EFF73FB7CFF3BFB72" box="[151,253,1249,1272]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">U. crassa</emphasis>
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were calling from the flooded grassy areas in the foreground (height of boulders ~ 2.5 m).
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<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E409222EFF22FABBFE80FACA" bold="true" box="[198,326,1318,1344]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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Distinguished from congeners by a combination of small body size, presence of maxillary teeth, broadly exposed frontoparietal fontanelle, slightly tubercular skin on dorsum and upper limbs, moderately conspicuous parotoid and inguinal glands and less developed coccygeal glands, toes basally webbed, elongate inner metatarsal tubercle perpendicular to foot, dark brown dorsal surfaces with small darker spots, loreal and lateral zone stippled with bluish-white dots, pale orange-red femoral patches, speckled and slightly granular ventral surface and high-pitched rasp as an advertisement call.
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<paragraph id="8BD736F6E409222EFF22F98BFAD8F8FA" blockId="3.[151,1437,1318,1904]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E409222EFF22F98BFE99F9BA" bold="true" box="[198,351,1558,1584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Description.</emphasis>
|
||
Body small, squat and rotund. Head small with slightly protruding eyes. When viewed laterally, evenly sloping snout with a rounded or truncated tip; when viewed from above, the sides of the snout gradually come to a rounded point. Canthus rostralis rounded; loreal region moderately steep and slightly concave. Sharp medial projection (symphysis of mentomeckelian bones) on lower jaw that matches notch on upper jaw. Nostrils directed upwards; nares with only a slight rim. Anterior corner of eye covered by flap of skin; at dorsal terminus the skin overlaps the skin of the brow above the eye. Posterior edge of brow projects slightly over skin on the side of the head. Tympana covered by skin and parotoid glands. One-three small infralabial glands present below angle of jaw. Tongue oval and elongate. Maxillary teeth present; vomerine teeth absent. Frontoparietal fontanelle broadly exposed. EN slightly larger than IN (EN/IN = 1.15).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF17667EE40E2229FF73FBE2FBB7FB33" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/185004/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" targetBox="[159,1423,203,1116]" targetPageId="4">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40E2229FF73FBE2FBB7FB33" blockId="4.[151,1436,1151,1209]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40E2229FF73FBE2FEDFFB1D" bold="true" box="[151,281,1151,1175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
|
||
Holotype (WAM R168043) of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40E2229FD89FBE2FCDBFB1C" box="[621,797,1151,1174]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40E2229FD89FBE2FCDBFB1C" box="[621,797,1151,1174]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Uperoleia micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F579FE40E2229FCC1FBE2FCB2FB1C" box="[805,884,1151,1174]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" rank="species">sp.nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
: A) dorsal, B) lateral and C) ventral views of head; D) plantar surface of left foot; E) plantar surface of left foot of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40E2229FCD3FB3FFC6EFB33" box="[823,936,1186,1209]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minima">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40E2229FCD3FB3FFC6EFB33" box="[823,936,1186,1209]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">U. minima</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(WAM R167878).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40E2229FF22FA97FE5BFA40" blockId="4.[151,1437,1290,2007]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Arms and hands slightly built. Arms are of moderate length (ArmL/SUL = 0.44) and the fingers unwebbed. Finger length: 3>4>2>1. Tubercles under fingers moderately developed; one on 1st and 2nd; two on 3rd and 4th. Large outer palmer tubercle on distal portion of wrist. Nuptial pad of males on inner portion of 1st finger (beginning halfway down finger), extending to base of wrist (1/4 along forearm) and slightly encroaching on palmer surface.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40E2229FF21FA45FD12F935" blockId="4.[151,1437,1290,2007]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Legs short (TL/SVL = 0.36) and of moderate build. Toe length: 4>3>5>2>1. Tubercles under toes moderately developed; one on 1st and 2nd; two on 3rd and 5th; three on 4th. Toes basally webbed. A weakly-developed flange runs along the length of the toes. Inner metatarsal tubercle moderately developed, 1/2– 1/3 the length of the 1st toe; projecting anteriorly (towards toe tips). Outer metatarsal tubercle is moderately developed and larger than inner, usually spatulate (sometimes round) and oriented perpendicular to the foot with the medial edge adrupt and the distal edge gradually sloped.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40E2229FF21F950FED1F8BD" blockId="4.[151,1437,1290,2007]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Skin with scattered low tubercles on dorsum, head and limbs. The ventral surface is slightly granular. Cloacal flap present. Parotoid and inguinal glands moderately developed; coccygeal gland discernible but poorly developed.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40E2229FF22F8D8FE71F85D" blockId="4.[151,1437,1290,2007]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40E2229FF22F8D8FE43F8D5" bold="true" box="[198,389,1861,1887]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Measurements.</emphasis>
|
||
Adult males (N = 7): SUL (mean and range in mm)—19.6 (18.0–21.5); HD—3.9 (3.5– 4.4); EN—1.5 (1.3–1.8); IO—3.5 (3.2–3.8); IN—1.3 (1.2–1.4); EyeL—2.2 (2.1–2.4); ArmL—8.5 (8.1–9.0); TibL—7.0 (6.8–7.5); FTL—11.4 (10.3–12.1); EN/IN—1.17 (1.00–1.50); ArmL/SUL—0.44 (0.39–0.46); TL/ SUL—0.36 (0.34–0.38).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF22FF05FC08FF50" blockId="5.[151,1437,152,898]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Adult female (N = 1): SUL—20.5; HD—4.2; EN—1.4; IO—3.7; IN—1.4; EyeL—2.3; ArmL—9.0; TibL —7.3; FTL—12.0; EN/IN—1.00; ArmL/SUL—0.44; TL/SUL—0.36.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF22FF75FD8AFE88" blockId="5.[151,1437,152,898]" box="[198,588,232,258]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Metamorph (N = 1): SUL—19.0.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF22FE92FC9CFD30" blockId="5.[151,1437,152,898]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF22FE92FEA3FEA3" bold="true" box="[198,357,271,297]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Colouration.</emphasis>
|
||
In life, specimens from the mainland had a dorsum with background shade ranging from a charcoal black to dark brown, with scattered small darker blotches and faint barring on the limbs. There is a zone stippled with pale bluish-white from the tip of the snout, posterior through the loreal region and extending along the sides; also on the undersurfaces of the limbs. There is a subtle wash of orange-red on the dorsum, including more conspicuous blotches on the parotoid glands, the anterior tip of the snout, submandibular glands, vertebral zone of dorsum and upper arms. The fingers and toes are a creamy white. The ventral surface is a dull white peppered with small dark spots; the abdomen lacks the dark spots or white pigment altogether. The margin of chin is only slightly more pigmented than the rest of the chin and ventral surface. Femoral patch a pale orange-red, only moderately contrasting with background colour. The iris is a chestnut brown with a hint of green. Specimens from Katers Island were similar, but differed in having slightly lighter colouration and with inguinal glands with orange-red colouration.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF73FD55FD75FC80" blockId="5.[151,1437,152,898]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">In preservative, the colouration is almost completely black, with the orange-red highlights only faintly visible; the paler loreal and lateral zone is still visible.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF22FC8AFC02FC08" blockId="5.[151,1437,152,898]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF22FC8AFE7EFCBB" bold="true" box="[198,440,791,817]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Advertisement call.</emphasis>
|
||
Table 1 summarises the main features of the call. The call is a long high-pitched rasp that has an obvious regular pulse structure and a moderate pulse rate (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13532A73E40F2228FC32FCDDFBE6FCD0" box="[982,1056,832,858]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,255,983,1007]" captionTargetBox="[165,1417,184,938]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,161,957]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Oscillogram (a), sound spectrograms (b) and spectrum display (c) for a call of U. micra sp. nov. (WAM R 168042). The bar in (a) and (b) represents 20 ms. In (b) we manipulated contrast, brightness and spectrum window display to maximise the loudest frequency components over pulse structure and side-bands arising from pulse rate (see Gerhardt & Huber, 2002)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/185005/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
|
||
). The call also shows some evidence of frequency modulation with frequency rising later in the call.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF73FC7CFCCEFBB5" blockId="5.[151,1436,991,1124]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF73FC7CFECCFC73" bold="true" box="[151,266,993,1017]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
|
||
Call structure characteristics in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FD88FC7FFD11FC73" box="[620,727,994,1017]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FD88FC7FFD11FC73" box="[620,727,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Uperoleia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. A)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FCEFFC7FFC7BFC73" box="[779,957,994,1017]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra" status="sp. nov.">
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||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FCEFFC7FFC7BFC73" box="[779,957,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Uperoleia micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FC21FC42FBE2FC73" bold="true" box="[965,1060,991,1017]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F579FE40F2228FC21FC42FBE2FC73" box="[965,1060,991,1017]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
from near Bachsten Creek, Prince Regent River Nature Reserve; B) comparison with other
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FD1EFB98FCA3FB96" box="[762,869,1029,1052]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FD1EFB98FCA3FB96" box="[762,869,1029,1052]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Uperoleia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species from the Kimberley region, Western
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37F7666E40F2228FAA8FB98FF72FBB5" name="Australia" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
, and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF08FBB5FEACFBB5" box="[236,362,1064,1087]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="daviesae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF08FBB5FEACFBB5" box="[236,362,1064,1087]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. daviesae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from near Darwin, Northern Territory.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF73FBD7FF73FBEE" blockId="5.[151,1436,991,1124]" box="[151,181,1098,1124]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A)</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF7BFB2FFF72FAEE" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<table id="F968C456E40FDDD2FF73FB18FA54FAEE" box="[151,1426,1157,1380]" gridcols="6" gridrows="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF73FB18FA54FB43" box="[151,1426,1157,1225]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF73FB18FF1AFB43" box="[151,220,1157,1225]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Mean</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FEF8FB18FD10FB43" box="[284,726,1157,1225]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Duration (ms) Frequency (Hz) Pulses/s 105.5 3347 325</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCFAFB18FC56FB43" box="[798,912,1157,1225]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Pulses/call 30.3</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC39FB18FBE0FB43" box="[989,1062,1157,1225]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Calls/s 0.9</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FB8DFB18FB10FB43" box="[1129,1238,1157,1225]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Calls/bout 18.1</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FAC0FB18FA54FB43" box="[1316,1426,1157,1225]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Temp (o C) 27.9</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF73FB40FA54FB7E" box="[151,1426,1245,1268]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF73FB40FF1AFB7E" box="[151,220,1245,1268]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">s.e.</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FEF8FB40FD10FB7E" box="[284,726,1245,1268]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">3.6 140 7</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCFAFB40FC56FB7E" box="[798,912,1245,1268]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">1.7</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC39FB40FBE0FB7E" box="[989,1062,1245,1268]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">2.4</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FB8DFB40FB10FB7E" box="[1129,1238,1245,1268]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">5.2</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FAC0FB40FA54FB7E" box="[1316,1426,1245,1268]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">0.5</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF73FA95FA54FA95" box="[151,1426,1288,1311]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF73FA95FF1AFA95" box="[151,220,1288,1311]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">N</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FEF8FA95FD10FA95" box="[284,726,1288,1311]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">4 4 3</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCFAFA95FC56FA95" box="[798,912,1288,1311]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">3</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC39FA95FBE0FA95" box="[989,1062,1288,1311]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">4</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FB8DFA95FB10FA95" box="[1129,1238,1288,1311]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">3</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FAC0FA95FA54FA95" box="[1316,1426,1288,1311]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">4</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF73FAD7FA54FAEE" box="[151,1426,1354,1380]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF73FAD7FF1AFAEE" box="[151,220,1354,1380]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">B)</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF7BFA18FA91F91D" blockId="5.[159,1420,1413,1903]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<table id="F968C456E40FDDD2FF7BFA18FA4AF91D" box="[159,1420,1413,1687]" gridcols="8" gridrows="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BFA18FA4AFA4B" box="[159,1420,1413,1473]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BFA18FEEDFA4B" box="[159,299,1413,1473]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Species</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FE64FA18FE36FA4B" box="[384,496,1413,1473]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Frequency (Hz)</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAFA18FDBBFA4B" box="[542,637,1413,1473]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Duration (ms)</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CFA18FCCBFA4B" box="[696,781,1413,1473]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Pulses/s</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7FA18FC73FA4B" box="[835,949,1413,1473]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Pulses/call</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AFA18FBDCFA4B" box="[990,1050,1413,1473]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Temp (o C)</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FBA7FA18FB91FA4B" box="[1091,1111,1413,1473]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">N</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FB71FA18FA4AFA4B" box="[1173,1420,1413,1473]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Reference</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BFA48FA4AFA66" box="[159,1420,1493,1516]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BFA48FE73FA66" box="[159,437,1493,1516]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aspera">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BFA48FEEDFA66" box="[159,299,1493,1516]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BFA48FECEFA66" box="[159,264,1493,1516]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. aspera</emphasis>
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FE64FA48FE36FA66" box="[384,496,1493,1516]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">2778</td>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAFA48FDBBFA66" box="[542,637,1493,1516]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">33</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CFA48FCCBFA66" box="[696,781,1493,1516]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">170</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7FA48FC73FA66" box="[835,949,1493,1516]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">5.7</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AFA48FBDCFA66" box="[990,1050,1493,1516]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">25.6</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FBA7FA48FB91FA66" box="[1091,1111,1493,1516]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">3</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FB71FA48FA4AFA66" box="[1173,1420,1493,1516]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
Tyler
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FB30FA48FACFFA66" box="[1236,1289,1493,1516]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 1981b
|
||
</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BF99DFA4AF9CB" box="[159,1420,1536,1601]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BF99DFEEDF9CB" box="[159,299,1536,1601]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF99DFED0F99D" box="[159,278,1536,1559]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borealis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF99DFED0F99D" box="[159,278,1536,1559]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. borealis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF9B7FE73F99D" box="[159,437,1536,1601]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="crassa">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF9B7FEC3F9CB" box="[159,261,1578,1601]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. crassa</emphasis>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FE64F99DFE36F9CB" box="[384,496,1536,1601]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">2600 2356</td>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAF99DFDBBF9CB" box="[542,637,1536,1601]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">191 173</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CF99DFCCBF9CB" box="[696,781,1536,1601]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">109 42</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7F99DFC73F9CB" box="[835,949,1536,1601]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">20.9 7.3</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AF99DFBDCF9CB" box="[990,1050,1536,1601]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">26.9 24</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FBA7F99DFB91F9CB" box="[1091,1111,1536,1601]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">7 7</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FB71F99DFA4AF9CB" box="[1173,1420,1536,1601]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
Tyler
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FB30F99DFACFF99D" box="[1236,1289,1536,1559]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 1981a Tyler
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FB30F9B7FACFF9CB" box="[1236,1289,1578,1601]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 1981a
|
||
</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BF9C8FA4AF9E6" box="[159,1420,1621,1644]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BF9C8FEEDF9E6" box="[159,299,1621,1644]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF9C8FEDAF9E6" box="[159,284,1621,1644]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="daviesae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF9C8FEDAF9E6" box="[159,284,1621,1644]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. daviesae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FE64F9C8FE36F9E6" box="[384,496,1621,1644]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">-</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAF9C8FDBBF9E6" box="[542,637,1621,1644]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">97</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CF9C8FCCBF9E6" box="[696,781,1621,1644]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">244</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7F9C8FC73F9E6" box="[835,949,1621,1644]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">22</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AF9C8FBDCF9E6" box="[990,1050,1621,1644]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">25</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FBA7F9C8FB91F9E6" box="[1091,1111,1621,1644]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">3</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FB71F9C8FA4AF9E6" box="[1173,1420,1621,1644]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
Young
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FB06F9C8FAD1F9E6" box="[1250,1303,1621,1644]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 2005
|
||
</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BF91DFA4AF91D" box="[159,1420,1664,1687]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BF91DFEEDF91D" box="[159,299,1664,1687]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF91DFEEDF91D" box="[159,299,1664,1687]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lithomoda">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF91DFEEDF91D" box="[159,299,1664,1687]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. lithomoda</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FE64F91DFE36F91D" box="[384,496,1664,1687]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">3420</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAF91DFDBBF91D" box="[542,637,1664,1687]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">12</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CF91DFCCBF91D" box="[696,781,1664,1687]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">401</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7F91DFC73F91D" box="[835,949,1664,1687]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">4.6</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AF91DFBDCF91D" box="[990,1050,1664,1687]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">26</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FBA7F91DFB91F91D" box="[1091,1111,1664,1687]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">5</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FB71F91DFA4AF91D" box="[1173,1420,1664,1687]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
Tyler
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FB30F91DFACFF91D" box="[1236,1289,1664,1687]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 1981a
|
||
</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40F2228FF7BF931FA91F8E5" blockId="5.[159,1420,1413,1903]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<table id="F968C456E40FDDD2FF7BF937FA4AF8E5" box="[159,1420,1706,1903]" gridcols="5" gridrows="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BF937FA4AF94E" box="[159,1420,1706,1732]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BF937FE73F94E" box="[159,437,1706,1732]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF931FF3BF949" box="[159,253,1708,1731]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF931FF3BF949" box="[159,253,1708,1731]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FEE0F937FEA4F94E" bold="true" box="[260,354,1706,1732]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F579FE40F2228FEE0F937FEA4F94E" box="[260,354,1706,1732]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
3347
|
||
</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAF937FD80F94E" box="[542,582,1706,1732]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">106</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CF937FD26F94E" box="[696,736,1706,1732]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">325</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7F937FCB4F94E" box="[835,882,1706,1732]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">30.3</th>
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AF937FA4AF94E" box="[990,1420,1706,1732]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">27.9 4 This study</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BF945FA4AF893" box="[159,1420,1752,1817]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BF945FE73F893" box="[159,437,1752,1817]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF945FEC9F965" box="[159,271,1752,1775]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minima">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF945FEC9F965" box="[159,271,1752,1775]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. minima</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
3517
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF89FFEE0F893" box="[159,294,1794,1817]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mjobergii">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF89FFEE0F893" box="[159,294,1794,1817]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. mjobergii</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
3272
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAF945FD80F893" box="[542,582,1752,1817]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">20 225</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CF945FD26F893" box="[696,736,1752,1817]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">118 98</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7F945FCB4F893" box="[835,882,1752,1817]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">2.3 22.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AF945FA4AF893" box="[990,1420,1752,1817]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
25.7 3 Tyler
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FB30F945FACFF965" box="[1236,1289,1752,1775]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 1981a 25.6 3 Tyler
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FB30F89FFACFF893" box="[1236,1289,1794,1817]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 1981a
|
||
</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BF8B0FA4AF8CE" box="[159,1420,1837,1860]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BF8B0FE73F8CE" box="[159,437,1837,1860]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF8B0FE73F8CE" box="[159,437,1837,1860]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="talpa">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF8B0FF30F8CE" box="[159,246,1837,1860]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. talpa</emphasis>
|
||
2450
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAF8B0FD80F8CE" box="[542,582,1837,1860]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">130</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CF8B0FD26F8CE" box="[696,736,1837,1860]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">315</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7F8B0FCB4F8CE" box="[835,882,1837,1860]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">41.0</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AF8B0FA4AF8CE" box="[990,1420,1837,1860]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">25.8 3 Davies & Martin, 1988</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="355834B4E40FDDD2FF7BF8C5FA4AF8E5" box="[159,1420,1880,1903]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<th id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FF7BF8C5FE73F8E5" box="[159,437,1880,1903]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40F2228FF7BF8C5FE81F8E5" box="[159,327,1880,1903]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="trachyderma">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FF7BF8C5FE81F8E5" box="[159,327,1880,1903]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">U. trachyderma</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
3600
|
||
</th>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FDFAF8C5FD80F8E5" box="[542,582,1880,1903]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">51</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FD5CF8C5FD26F8E5" box="[696,736,1880,1903]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">79</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FCA7F8C5FCB4F8E5" box="[835,882,1880,1903]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">4.0</td>
|
||
<td id="76895DC8E40FDDD2FC3AF8C5FA4AF8E5" box="[990,1420,1880,1903]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
|
||
25.6 2 Tyler
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40F2228FB30F8C5FACFF8E5" box="[1236,1289,1880,1903]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 1981c
|
||
</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF17667EE40C222BFF73FC4AFE42FBDC" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/185005/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" targetBox="[165,1417,184,938]" targetPageId="6">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40C222BFF73FC4AFE42FBDC" blockId="6.[151,1436,983,1110]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFF73FC4AFEDDFC65" bold="true" box="[151,283,983,1007]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
|
||
Oscillogram (a), sound spectrograms (b) and spectrum display (c) for a call of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFB63FC4AFB2EFC64" box="[1159,1256,983,1006]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFB63FC4AFB2EFC64" box="[1159,1256,983,1006]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFB15FC4AFA8FFC65" bold="true" box="[1265,1353,983,1007]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F579FE40C222BFB15FC4AFA8FFC65" box="[1265,1353,983,1007]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
(WAM R168042). The bar in (a) and (b) represents 20 ms. In (b) we manipulated contrast, brightness and spectrum window display to maximise the loudest frequency components over pulse structure and side-bands arising from pulse rate (see Gerhardt & Huber, 2002).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40C222BFF22FB19FDF1F9A4" blockId="6.[151,1437,1156,2022]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFF22FB19FEEBFB14" bold="true" box="[198,301,1156,1182]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Habitat.</emphasis>
|
||
At Bachsten Creek,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFDCDFB18FD55FB14" box="[553,659,1157,1182]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFDCDFB18FD55FB14" box="[553,659,1157,1182]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
were calling in moist crevices in sandstone rock faces high on a ridge. One male was seen calling at the back of a narrow crevice sitting just above a broad sheet of shallow, flowing water (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13532A73E40C222BFEA8FB49FE52FB64" box="[332,404,1236,1262]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,255,1144,1168]" captionTargetBox="[191,1398,200,1127]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[188,1398,197,1136]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Uperoleia micra sp. nov.: A) WAM R 164988 from Katers Island, Western Australia; B) WAM R 168042; C) WAM R 168044 from near Bachsten Creek, Western Australia; D) collection location of calling males (WAM R 168039 – 40) near Bachsten Creek; males were calling from the low crevice within which had flowing water, and U. borealis and U. crassa were calling from the flooded grassy areas in the foreground (height of boulders ~ 2.5 m)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/185003/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
|
||
D). Other calling males were collected in crevices and cracks in rock faces with slowly flowing water from seepages among vegetation and litter. Other species calling within a few meters were
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFA9BFB60FF30FAB4" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borealis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFA9BFB60FF30FAB4" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. borealis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFED5FAB8FE64FAB4" box="[305,418,1317,1342]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="crassa">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFED5FAB8FE64FAB4" box="[305,418,1317,1342]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. crassa</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in a flooded grassy area and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFD1BFAB8FA5AFAB4" authority="Tyler, Martin & Davies, 1979" authorityName="Tyler, Martin & Davies" authorityYear="1979" box="[767,1436,1316,1342]" class="Amphibia" family="Limnodynastidae" genus="Limnodynastes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lignarius">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFD1BFAB8FBE4FAB4" box="[767,1058,1317,1342]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Limnodynastes lignarius</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40C222BFBD6FAB9FA52FAB4" author="Tyler" box="[1074,1428,1316,1342]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" refString="Tyler, M. J., Martin, A. A. & Davies, M. (1979) Biology and systematics of a new limnodynastine genus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from north-western Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology, 27, 135 - 150." type="journal article" year="1979">Tyler, Martin & Davies, 1979</bibRefCitation>
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||
)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
along a rocky creek. On Katers Island,
|
||
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|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFD80FAD0FD0AFAEC" box="[612,716,1357,1382]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
was encountered in a low valley near the top of an extensive sandstone plateau. Males were calling from a hard-capped sandstone surface with slow-flowing water forming small pools among
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFE9BFA00FE12FA3C" box="[383,468,1437,1462]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Triodia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poales" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFE9BFA00FE12FA3C" box="[383,468,1437,1462]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Triodia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
clumps. Other species that were calling at the same sites were
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFB21FA00FA8FFA3C" box="[1221,1353,1437,1462]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borealis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFB21FA00FA8FFA3C" box="[1221,1353,1437,1462]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. borealis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFA60FA00FEC7FA54" class="Amphibia" family="Limnodynastidae" genus="Limnodynastes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lignarius">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFA60FA00FEC7FA54" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">L. lignarius</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. At both sites, males were encountered after heavy early evening showers which may have stimulated calling. The individual collected from near the Walcott Inlet was found on a high flat sandstone rock platform (M. Barrett, pers. comm.).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C372657DE40C222BFF22F9A1FDD3F92C" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" type="distribution">
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||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40C222BFF22F9A1FDD3F92C" blockId="6.[151,1437,1156,2022]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFF22F9A1FEA1F9DC" bold="true" box="[198,359,1596,1622]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Distribution.</emphasis>
|
||
Only known to occur in the high rainfall zone (>
|
||
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|
||
/year) of the northwest Kimberley, Western
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37F7666E40C222BFECBF9F9FE5CF9F4" box="[303,410,1636,1662]" name="Australia" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13532A73E40C222BFE4FF9F9FE36F9F4" box="[427,496,1636,1662]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="1.[151,255,2012,2036]" captionTargetBox="[263,1329,1260,1981]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[243,1346,1249,2002]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURE 1. Distribution of Uperoleia micra sp. nov. and U. minima in the northwest Kimberley, Western Australia." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/185002/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
|
||
). On the mainland, from the Prince Regent River Nature Reserve south to Walcott Inlet. Also on Katers Island.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C372657DE40C222AFF22F929FC76FBC0" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40C222BFF22F929FBC7F97C" blockId="6.[151,1437,1156,2022]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFF22F929FE95F944" bold="true" box="[198,339,1716,1742]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
Derived from the Greek
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFD9EF928FD0FF944" box="[634,713,1717,1742]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">mikros</emphasis>
|
||
, alluding to this species’ small size and to the nearby
|
||
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|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFAA6F928FF05F97C" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. minima</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
which is similar in size and external appearance. Used as an adjective.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40C222AFF22F899FC3FFE88" blockId="6.[151,1437,1156,2022]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,152,1618]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="17" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFF22F899FDA2F894" bold="true" box="[198,612,1796,1822]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Comparisons with other species.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFD8BF898FD22F894" box="[623,740,1797,1822]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFD8BF898FD22F894" box="[623,740,1797,1822]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">Uperoleia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is a genus characterized by low morphological diversity. Nevertheless,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFEDAF8B0FE6EF8CC" box="[318,424,1837,1862]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFEDAF8B0FE6EF8CC" box="[318,424,1837,1862]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. micra</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is distinguished from congeners from a combination of internal and external characters as well as call structure. The small (~
|
||
<quantity id="4C909B13E40C222BFD79F8C9FD1AF8E4" box="[669,732,1876,1902]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" unit="cm" value="2.0">2 cm</quantity>
|
||
) body size rules out
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFC38F8C8FB41F8E4" box="[988,1159,1877,1902]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marmorata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFC38F8C8FB41F8E4" box="[988,1159,1877,1902]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. marmorata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<quantity id="4C909B13E40C222BFB7DF8C9FACEF8E4" box="[1177,1288,1876,1902]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.01" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="30.1">30.1 mm</quantity>
|
||
;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40C222BFAF3F8C9FF25F81C" author="Tyler" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" refString="Tyler, M. J., Davies, M. & Martin, A. A. (1981 a) Australian frogs of the leptodactylid genus Uperoleia Gray. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series, 79, 1 - 64." type="journal article" year="1981" yearSuffix="a">
|
||
Tyler
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFABAF8C8FA5DF8E4" box="[1374,1435,1877,1902]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
1981a
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). Within the genus, only
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFDEAF8E0FC3DF81C" authority="Young, Tyler" authorityName="Young, Tyler" authorityYear="2005" box="[526,1019,1916,1942]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="daviesae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFDEAF8E0FD5CF81C" box="[526,666,1917,1942]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. daviesae</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40C222BFD46F8E1FC3DF81C" author="Young" box="[674,1019,1916,1942]" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" refString="Young, J. E., Tyler, M. J. & Kent, S. A. (2005) Diminutive new species of Uperoleia Grey (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the vicinity of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Journal of Herpetology, 39, 603 - 609." type="journal article" year="2005">Young, Tyler and Kent, 2005</bibRefCitation>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has both the presence of maxillary teeth and a broadly exposed frontoparietal fontanelle like
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFCAFF838FC72F834" box="[843,948,1957,1982]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFCAFF838FC72F834" box="[843,948,1957,1982]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. This species also shares tubercular skin and basal webbing, but can be distinguished from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40C222BFCE1F850FCB7F86C" box="[773,881,1997,2022]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40C222BFCE1F850FCB7F86C" box="[773,881,1997,2022]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="16">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by light grey dorsum with faint purple tone, absence of pale loreal and lateral zone and less developed outer metatarsal tubercle. In addition,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFAF4FF05FA5DFF3B" box="[1296,1435,152,177]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="daviesae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFAF4FF05FA5DFF3B" box="[1296,1435,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. daviesae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has only been found in flooded grasslands (versus sandstone boulders and escarpments) and although its call is similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFECCFF75FE56FE8B" box="[296,400,232,257]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFECCFF75FE56FE8B" box="[296,400,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, it has fewer pulses and a lower pulse rate (Table 1).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40D222AFF22FE8DFBD9FDE0" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1618]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">
|
||
The most similar Kimberley species in external appearance to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFC5BFE8DFBEDFEA3" box="[959,1067,272,297]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFC5BFE8DFBEDFEA3" box="[959,1067,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFBB0FE8DFB15FEA3" box="[1108,1235,272,297]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minima">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFBB0FE8DFB15FEA3" box="[1108,1235,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. minima</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
which occurs at Mitchell Plateau and may prove to be sympatric with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFCE2FEA5FCA8FEDB" box="[774,878,312,337]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFCE2FEA5FCA8FEDB" box="[774,878,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(see
|
||
<figureCitation id="13532A73E40D222AFC4EFEA5FC28FED8" box="[938,1006,312,338]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="1.[151,255,2012,2036]" captionTargetBox="[263,1329,1260,1981]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[243,1346,1249,2002]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURE 1. Distribution of Uperoleia micra sp. nov. and U. minima in the northwest Kimberley, Western Australia." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/185002/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
|
||
). Both species have small body size, dark mottled coloration, pale speckled venter and tubercular skin. They can be distinguished, however, by the following external traits. In
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFE06FE15FD99FE2B" box="[482,607,392,417]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minima">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFE06FE15FD99FE2B" box="[482,607,392,417]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. minima</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, the dorsal tubercles are denser and often form short scapular folds in some specimens; in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFE60FE2DFE2DFE43" box="[388,491,432,457]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFE60FE2DFE2DFE43" box="[388,491,432,457]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
the tubercles are less dense and lower. In
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFC3CFE2DFB86FE43" box="[984,1088,432,457]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFC3CFE2DFB86FE43" box="[984,1088,432,457]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, the outer metatarsal tubercle is elongate and orientated perpendicular to the foot (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13532A73E40D222AFD1EFE45FCF8FE78" box="[762,830,472,498]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,255,1151,1175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1423,203,1116]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,197,1124]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Holotype (WAM R 168043) of Uperoleia micra sp. nov.: A) dorsal, B) lateral and C) ventral views of head; D) plantar surface of left foot; E) plantar surface of left foot of U. minima (WAM R 167878)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/185004/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
D); in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFC6FFE45FBC1FE7B" box="[907,1031,472,497]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minima">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFC6FFE45FBC1FE7B" box="[907,1031,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. minima</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
this tubercle is round (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13532A73E40D222AFAF7FE45FA9EFE78" box="[1299,1368,472,498]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,255,1151,1175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1423,203,1116]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,197,1124]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Holotype (WAM R 168043) of Uperoleia micra sp. nov.: A) dorsal, B) lateral and C) ventral views of head; D) plantar surface of left foot; E) plantar surface of left foot of U. minima (WAM R 167878)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/185004/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
E). In
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFF73FD9DFEC6FD93" box="[151,256,512,537]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFF73FD9DFEC6FD93" box="[151,256,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, males have few markings on the chin; in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFD1DFD9DFCB0FD93" box="[761,886,512,537]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minima">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFD1DFD9DFCB0FD93" box="[761,886,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. minima</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
there is a conspicuous dark pigmentation bordering the edge of the jaw. Internally,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFDBDFDB5FD07FDCB" box="[601,705,552,577]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFDBDFDB5FD07FDCB" box="[601,705,552,577]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has maxillary teeth and a broadly exposed frontoparietal fontanelle, whereas
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFEBFFDCDFE11FDE3" box="[347,471,592,617]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minima">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFEBFFDCDFE11FDE3" box="[347,471,592,617]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. minima</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
lacks teeth and has well-developed frontal bones.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40D222AFF21FDE5FC76FBC0" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1618]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">
|
||
Calls of
|
||
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|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFECEFDE5FE55FD1B" box="[298,403,632,657]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
can be readily distinguished from other Kimberley species.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFBBFFDE5FAEFFD1B" box="[1115,1321,632,657]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aspera">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFBBFFDE5FAEFFD1B" box="[1115,1321,632,657]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Uperoleia aspera</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFADCFDE5FF1EFD33" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lithomoda">
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<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFADCFDE5FF1EFD33" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. lithomoda</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFF03FD3DFEA5FD33" box="[231,355,672,697]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="minima">
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<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFF03FD3DFEA5FD33" box="[231,355,672,697]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. minima</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFE78FD3DFD90FD33" box="[412,598,672,697]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="trachyderma">
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||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFE78FD3DFD90FD33" box="[412,598,672,697]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. trachyderma</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
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||
have a much shorter call duration and lower pulse numbers (Table 1b); the calls sound like ‘clicks’ to the ear.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFD84FD55FCFBFD6B" box="[608,829,712,737]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borealis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFD84FD55FCFBFD6B" box="[608,829,712,737]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Uperoleia borealis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFCA8FD55FC78FD6B" box="[844,958,712,737]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="crassa">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFCA8FD55FC78FD6B" box="[844,958,712,737]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. crassa</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFC1CFD55FB48FD6B" box="[1016,1166,712,737]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mjobergii">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFC1CFD55FB48FD6B" box="[1016,1166,712,737]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. mjobergii</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
have much longer call durations and higher pulse rates (Table 1b); the calls sound like a short rasp or grate. The call of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFB1EFD6DFA9CFC83" box="[1274,1370,752,777]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="talpa">
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||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFB1EFD6DFA9CFC83" box="[1274,1370,752,777]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. talpa</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a similar pulse rate to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFE63FC85FE29FCBB" box="[391,495,792,817]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micra">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFE63FC85FE29FCBB" box="[391,495,792,817]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. micra</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
but much lower frequency and higher pulse number. The calls of all eight Kimberley species are clearly discrete in two or more characters. The variation in temperature between sets of recording was 3.9ºC, but temperature is unlikely to have affected any metric used to differentiate calls over that small a range. For example, pulse rate in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFD24FC0DFBE5FC20" authority="Keferstein, 1867" authorityName="Keferstein" authorityYear="1867" box="[704,1059,912,938]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laevigata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFD24FC0DFC95FC23" box="[704,851,912,937]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. laevigata</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFCB9FC0DFBE5FC20" author="Keferstein" box="[861,1059,912,938]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Keferstein, W. (1867) Ueber einige neue oder seltene Batrachier aus Australien und dem tropischen Amerika. Nachrichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Gottingen, 1867, 341 - 361." type="journal article" year="1867">Keferstein, 1867</bibRefCitation>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
of eastern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37F7666E40D222AFB4EFC0DFAD0FC20" box="[1194,1302,912,938]" name="Australia" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
is strongly temperature dependent, but the regression coefficient is only 5.56 which would generate a maximum increment in pulse rate of 21.7 between the high and low temperatures compared here (data reported as
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFAC2FC7DFEA7FBA8" authority="Andersson, 1916" authorityName="Andersson" authorityYear="1916" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rugosa">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFAC2FC7DFA5AFC73" box="[1318,1436,992,1017]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. rugosa</emphasis>
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||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFF73FB95FEA7FBA8" author="Andersson" box="[151,353,1032,1058]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Andersson, L. G. (1916) Results of Dr. E. Mjoberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910 - 1913. 9. Batrachians from Queensland. Kunglia Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, 52 (9), 1 - 20." type="journal article" year="1916">Andersson, 1916</bibRefCitation>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFE76FB95FD95FBA8" author="Robertson" box="[402,595,1032,1058]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Robertson, J. G. M. (1986) Male territoriality, fighting and assessment of fighting ability in the Australian frog Uperoleia rugosa. Animal Behaviour, 34, 673 - 772." type="journal article" year="1986">Robertson 1986</bibRefCitation>
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||
;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFD85FB95FC5DFBA8" author="Davies" box="[609,923,1032,1058]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Davies, M. & Littlejohn, M. J. (1986) Frogs of the genus Uperoleia (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in south-eastern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 110, 111 - 143." type="journal article" year="1986">Davies & Littlejohn 1986</bibRefCitation>
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||
). The only other
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFB89FB95FB25FBAB" box="[1133,1251,1032,1057]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFB89FB95FB25FBAB" box="[1133,1251,1032,1057]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Uperoleia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species known from the Kimberley is
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFE46FBADFD8CFBC3" box="[418,586,1072,1097]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marmorata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFE46FBADFD8CFBC3" box="[418,586,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">U. marmorata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but no call data are available.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C372657DE40D222AFF22FBCAFDFEF9D8" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" type="discussion">
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||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40D222AFF22FBCAFF0AFB60" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1618]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFF22FBCAFEF9FBFB" bold="true" box="[198,319,1111,1137]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Remarks.</emphasis>
|
||
The discovery of another species of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFD12FBC5FCADFBFB" box="[758,875,1112,1137]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFD12FBC5FCADFBFB" box="[758,875,1112,1137]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Uperoleia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
brings the total number of species in the genus to 26. This is the second-largest genus of Australian frog after
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFC93FB1DFC0EFB13" box="[887,968,1152,1177]" class="Amphibia" family="Hylidae" genus="Litoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFC93FB1DFC0EFB13" box="[887,968,1152,1177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Litoria</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Continued exploration of remote areas of the Kimberley and revision of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C684D75E40D222AFDC6FB35FD5EFB4B" box="[546,664,1192,1217]" class="Amphibia" family="Myobatrachidae" genus="Uperoleia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFDC6FB35FD5EFB4B" box="[546,664,1192,1217]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">Uperoleia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
using morphology, genetics and call data may reveal further species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD736F6E40D222AFF22FB65FDFEF9D8" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1618]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">
|
||
The new species has only been found at four locations in the high rainfall zone of the northwest Kimberley. This area is rich with terrestrial vertebrate species, including frogs, lizards, snakes and mammals (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFAA6FABDFEE3FAE8" author="Storr" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Storr, G. M. & Smith, L. A. (1975) Amphibians and reptiles. In: Miles, J. M. & Burbidge, A. A. (Eds), A Biological Survey of the Prince Regent River Reserve, North-west Kimberley, Western Australia. Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Perth, WA, Australia, pp. 85 - 88." type="book chapter" year="1975">Storr & Smith 1975</bibRefCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFED0FAD5FDA5FAE8" author="Smith" box="[308,611,1352,1378]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Smith, L. A. & Johnstone, R. E. (1991) Amphibians and reptiles of Mitchell Plateau and adjacent coast and lowlands, Kimberley, Western Australia. In: Biological Survey of Mitchell Plateau and Admiralty Gulf, Kimberley, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum Press, Perth, WA, Australia, pp. 215 - 227." type="book chapter" year="1991">Smith & Johnstone 1991</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). Biological surveys continue to discover new species of vertebrates with regularity, including other new species of frogs (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFCEDFAEDFA87FA00" author="Doughty" box="[777,1345,1392,1418]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Doughty, P. & Anstis, M. (2007) A new species of rock-dwelling hylid frog (Anura: Hylidae) from the eastern Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 23, 241 - 257." type="journal article" year="2007">
|
||
Doughty & Anstis 2007; Doughty
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFB44FAEDFB1DFA03" box="[1184,1243,1392,1417]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
in press
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). Invertebrate and plant species are being discovered at even higher rates (e.g.
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFC09FA05FB34FA38" author="McKenzie" box="[1005,1266,1432,1458]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="McKenzie, N. L., Johnston, R. B. & Kendrick, P. G. (1991) Kimberley Rainforests. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia, 490 pp." type="book" year="1991">
|
||
McKenzie
|
||
<emphasis id="B91CEAE4E40D222AFB94FA05FB6DFA3B" box="[1136,1195,1432,1457]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="17">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
1991
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFB1BFA05FA51FA38" author="Barrett" box="[1279,1431,1432,1458]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Barrett, R. L. (2006) A review of Planchonia (Lecythidaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany, 19, 147 - 153." type="journal article" year="2006">Barrett 2006</bibRefCitation>
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;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B07E40D222AFF73FA5DFE7DFA50" author="Harvey" box="[151,443,1472,1498]" pageId="7" pageNumber="17" refString="Harvey, M. S. & Edward, K. L. (2007) A review of the pseudoscorpion genus Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae) from western and northern Australia. Journal of Natural History, 41, 445 - 472." type="journal article" year="2007">Harvey & Edward 2007</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). These findings indicate that the true biodiversity of the region is underestimated. With recent interest in increasing mining, agriculture and tourism in the region, it is essential that large areas are set aside in managed reserves to ensure protection of both described species and additional new species awaiting discovery and description.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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