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Common Parsley frog (
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC6695A2FD38FF5B5DAC" bold="true" box="[151,251,641,666]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Identity.</emphasis>
Described as
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, from a locality in
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(&quot;aux environs de Beauvais&quot;, Department Oise, northern
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) (
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). One synonym,
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, from near Montpellier,
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(
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). We could not locate the
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specimens in the Paris museum (see also
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), but a more intensive search of that and other French collections might be warranted to ascertain the fate of the
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of these two nomina. However, because the localities of both taxa are deeply in the range of the genetic lineage D, there is no doubt about the identity of this lineage with the name
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, and the status of
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as its junior synonym.
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A medium sized frog with an average SVL of
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(maximum SVL
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) in males and
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(51.0 mm) in females (
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). As all congeners its dorsal skin has tubercles and folds forming an irregular pattern of discontinuous dorsolateral folds, with considerable variation among individuals. Ventral side whitish, dorsally with irregular greenish dots and patches which typically are centered on the tubercles and folds, and sometimes extending around these. No webbing between fingers and weakly expressed between toes, except in males (where foot webbing are clearly expressed). Males with distinct nuptial pads on fingers and arms. Further morphometric values are summarized in
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, and original measurements in Supplementary Table S2.
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is widely distributed in
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, extending into northwestern
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(
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and
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) and northeastern
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(
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) (
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;
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). The northern limits are currently in the French department of
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, where its presence is rare and limited (
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). Fossil evidence indicates its existence further to the north in the past (Blain
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC6691B0FB5FFB1E5BCB" box="[1157,1214,1253,1277]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2014). In
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, it is distributed in coastal
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(
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Salvidio
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC669764FAB3FD2A5A17" box="[593,650,1289,1313]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2004
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), and in
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(
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) where it has recently been rediscovered (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC66940DFA94FDD55A70" author="Andreone" box="[312,629,1325,1350]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Andreone, F. &amp; Sindaco, R. (1998) Erpetologia del Piemonte e della Falle d'Aosta. Atlante degli Anfibi e dei Rettili. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, 283 pp." type="book" year="1998">Andreone &amp; Sindaco 1998</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6697B0FA94FCCE5A70" author="Sindaco" box="[645,878,1325,1350]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Sindaco, R., Biggi, E., Boano, G. &amp; Delmastro, G. B. (2002) Novitates herpetologicae pedemontanae. Rivista Piemontese di Storia Naturale, 23, 195 - 206." type="journal article" year="2002">
Sindaco
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC6697DFFA97FC865A73" box="[746,806,1325,1349]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2002
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). In the Iberian Peninsula, it is restricted to the northeast, including eastern
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(
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC66966DFAE8FB835A5C" author="Barbadillo" box="[856,1059,1361,1386]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Barbadillo, L. J. (2002 b) Pelodytes punctatus. In: Pleguezuelos, J. M., Marquez, R. &amp; Lizana, M. (Eds.), Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Anfibios y Reptiles de Espana. Direccion General de Conservacion de la Naturaleza, Madrid, pp. 100 - 102." type="book chapter" year="2002" yearSuffix="b">Barbadillo 2002b</bibRefCitation>
), where it reaches its maximum altitude in the Pyrenees (
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;
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC66963CFACCFC635AB8" author="Guix" box="[777,963,1397,1422]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Guix, D., Maluquer, J. &amp; Camprodon, J. (2009) Record altitudinal de Pelodytes punctatus (Daudin, 1802) a Catalunya i a la peninsula Iberica. Butlleti de la Societat Catalana d'Herpetologia, 18, 71 - 73." type="journal article" year="2009">
Guix
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC66967DFACFFC205ABB" box="[840,896,1397,1421]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2009
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). In
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and
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,
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC669181FACFFA9D5ABB" box="[1204,1341,1398,1421]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">P. punctatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
inhabits plains (
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Guyétant
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC669455FA23FE3D5A87" box="[352,413,1433,1457]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
1999
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6694C6FA20FD7F5A84" author="Salvidio" box="[499,735,1433,1458]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Salvidio, S., Lamagni, L., Bombi, P. &amp; Bologna, M. A. (2004) Distribution, ecology and conservation of the parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus) in Italy (Amphibia, Pelodytidae). Bollettino di Zoologia, 71, 73 - 81." type="journal article" year="2004">
Salvidio
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC669769FA23FD395A87" box="[604,665,1433,1457]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2004
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6697DAFA20FC215A84" author="Pottier" box="[751,897,1433,1458]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Pottier, G. (2008) Atlas de repartition des reptiles et amphibiens de Midi-Pyrenees. Nature Midi-Pyrenees, Toulouse, 126 pp." type="book" year="2008">Pottier 2008</bibRefCitation>
), is absent from most of the French Pyrenees (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6695ABFA04FEFE5AE0" author="Boulenger" box="[158,350,1469,1494]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Boulenger, G. A. (1897) The tailless batrachians of Europe. Part I. Ray Society, London, 376 pp." type="book" year="1897">Boulenger, 1897</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC66945FFA07FD285AE0" author="Guyetant" box="[362,648,1469,1494]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Guyetant, R. &amp; Geniez, P. (2013) Pelodytes punctatus. In: Lescure, J. &amp; de Massary, J. C. (Eds.), Atlas des Amphibiens et Reptiles de France. Biotope Editions-MNHN, Meze, pp. 104 - 105." type="book chapter" year="2013">Guyétant &amp; Geniez 2013</bibRefCitation>
) and only exceeds elevations of
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in the Massif Central and in the Alpes Maritimes (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6694B9FA58FD145ACC" author="Salvidio" box="[396,692,1505,1530]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Salvidio, S. &amp; Bologna, M. A. (2007) Pelodytes punctatus. In: Lanza, B., Andreone, F., Bologna, M. A., Corti, C. &amp; Razzetti, E. (Eds.), Fauna d'Italia. Fol. XLII. Amphibia. Calderini de Il Sole, Bologna, pp. 362 - 372." type="book chapter" year="2007">Salvidio &amp; Bologna 2007</bibRefCitation>
). The fossil record suggests an ancient presence of
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC6691C2FA5BFA205ACF" box="[1271,1408,1506,1529]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">P. punctatus</emphasis>
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at the east of its present distribution (
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC66962EF9BCFC165928" author="Delfino" box="[795,950,1541,1566]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Delfino, M. (2004) The Middle Pleistocene herpetofauna of Valdemino cave (Liguria, North-Western Italy). Herpetological Journal, 14, 113 - 128." type="journal article" year="2004">Delfino 2004</bibRefCitation>
). The current distribution is roughly within the region of subtropical climate with dry summers in the Koppen-Geiger classification (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6691AAF990FAFD5974" author="Peel" box="[1183,1373,1577,1602]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L. &amp; McMahon, T. A. (2007) Updated world map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 4, 439 - 473." type="journal article" year="2007">
Peel
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC6691E9F993FAB75977" box="[1244,1303,1577,1601]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2007
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), and extends into the oceanic temperate region in western
<collectingCountry id="F33480D5707CBC6697DFF9F7FC965953" box="[746,822,1614,1637]" name="France" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">France</collectingCountry>
and the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC6695F2F9C8FE2F59BC" bold="true" box="[199,399,1649,1674]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Natural history.</emphasis>
Numerous studies
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on
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biology have been performed in
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,
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and
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and therefore the respective data can be reliably assigned to
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.
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This encompasses general accounts on the biology of the species (e.g.,
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,
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), diet analysis of adults from
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(
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Bea
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC6695A2F967FF7159C3" box="[151,209,1757,1781]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
1994
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), and diet preferences of tadpoles (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC669797F964FC1D59C0" author="Richter-Boix" box="[674,957,1757,1782]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Richter-Boix, A., Llorente, G. A., Montori, A. &amp; Garcia, J. (2007) Tadpole diet selection varies with the ecological context in predictable ways. Basic and Applied Ecology, 8, 464 - 474." type="journal article" year="2007">
Richter-Boix
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC66960BF967FCD859C3" box="[830,888,1757,1781]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2007
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). Reproduction is related to an increase in seasonal rainfall and occurs early in the year, usually before that of other anuran species, with two breeding periods: one at mid-fall and another in late winter and spring (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC669654F89CFB375808" author="Sindaco" box="[865,1175,1829,1854]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Sindaco, R. &amp; Andreone, F. (1988) Considerazioni sulla distribuzione di Pelodytes punctatus (Daudin, 1802) in territorio italiano. Atti del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali di Trieste, 41, 161 - 167." type="journal article" year="1988">Sindaco &amp; Andreone 1988</bibRefCitation>
;
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Toxopeus
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC66902CF89FFAF3580B" box="[1305,1363,1829,1853]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
1993
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6695A2F8F3FE275854" author="Guyetant" box="[151,391,1865,1890]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Guyetant, R., Temmermans, W. &amp; Avrillier, J. N. (1999) Phenologie de la reproduction chez Pelodytes punctatus Daudin, 1802 (Amphibia, Anura). Amphibia-Reptilia, 20, 149 ‾ 160." type="journal article" year="1999">
Guyétant
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC669432F8F3FEE25857" box="[263,322,1865,1889]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
1999
</bibRefCitation>
;
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Boix
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC6694E0F8F3FDB05857" box="[469,528,1865,1889]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2004
</bibRefCitation>
;
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Egea-Serrano
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC669630F8F3FCE05857" box="[773,832,1865,1889]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2005
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6696A6F8F0FB0E5854" author="Richter-Boix" box="[915,1198,1865,1890]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Richter-Boix, A., Llorente, G. A. &amp; Montori, A. (2006) Breeding phenology of an amphibian community in a Mediterranean area. Amphibia-Reptilia, 27, 549 - 559." type="journal article" year="2006">
Richter-Boix
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC66911BF8F3FBCA5857" box="[1070,1130,1865,1889]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2006
</bibRefCitation>
;
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Petitot
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC66903AF8F3FAEA5857" box="[1295,1354,1865,1889]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2014
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). Reproduction in autumn is often minor and irregular (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707CBC6697CBF8D4FC4358B0" author="Cayuela" box="[766,995,1901,1926]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" refString="Cayuela, H., Besnard, A., Bechet, A., Devictor, V. &amp; Olivier, A. (2012) Reproductive dynamics of three amphibian species in Mediterranean wetlands: the role of local precipitation and hydrological regimes. Freshwater Biology, 57, 2629 - 2640. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / fwb. 12034" type="journal article" year="2012">
Cayuela
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC669651F8D7FC3E58B3" box="[868,926,1901,1925]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2012
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), however, in southern populations the breeding season extends all year round (
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pers. com.). This reproductive strategy may reduce interspecific competition (
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Jakob
<emphasis id="B9571C57707CBC66973CF80FFDE358FB" box="[521,579,1973,1997]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">et al.</emphasis>
2003
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;
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Richter-Boix
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2006
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) and does not result in an inhibition of gene flow between early and late reproduction groups (
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Jourdan-Pineau
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2012
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). Breeding occurs in seasonal water bodies, mainly slow-flowing streams and ephemeral ponds located in cultivated areas, grasslands, shrubs and meadows (although the ponds often are more permanent than those used by
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6796C7FF04FBDC5FE2" box="[1010,1148,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">P. atlanticus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC679020FF04FA2C5FE2" box="[1301,1420,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">P. ibericus</emphasis>
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). The species is frequently found at the entrance of caves and karstic sites (
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;
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; Sánchez-Herráiz 2004;
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Blain
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6794C4FEBCFD8E5E2A" box="[497,558,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
2008b
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;
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).
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6796ABFEBDFB235E2A" box="[926,1155,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Pelodytes punctatus</emphasis>
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tolerates high levels of salinity and shows a preference for clayeye soils as
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6797C1FE90FC2A5E76" box="[756,906,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">P. hespericus</emphasis>
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(but unlike
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6791B4FE90FB5D5E76" box="[1153,1277,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">P. ibericus</emphasis>
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, see however
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). Eggs are black and small (diameter
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. Overall clutch size can be up to 1,600 eggs (
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;
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Toxopeus
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1993
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). Hatching success might be related to water oxygen content (
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Guyétant
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC67916FFE2CFB355E9A" box="[1114,1173,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
1999
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). The incubation period is 89 days at 1420°C (
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). Larvae reach metamorphosis in roughly two months but this period can be delayed to up to four months (
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;
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Guyétant
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC679151FE64FB3D5EC2" box="[1124,1181,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
1999
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), and up to eight months in hibernating larvae (
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). Phenotypic plasticity in morphology and larval development has been documented (
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). Males reach sexual maturity at one year of age and females at two years and longevity can reach 8 years (in males) and 10 years (in females), similarly to other species of the genus (
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Esteban
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2004
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,
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Erişmiş
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6794D1FDD4FDBD5DB2" box="[484,541,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
2011
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). The sex ratio within a population is close to 1:1 (
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Toxopeus
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC679026FDD4FAEC5DB2" box="[1299,1356,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
1993
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). The
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threat status of
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6794F9FD28FDF65D9E" box="[460,598,657,680]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">P. punctatus</emphasis>
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is
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(
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2009
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); however, in the edge of its range (north of
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,
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and east of
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), the species is generally scarce and highly threatened, due to the loss of breeding sites, close to local extinction in some areas (
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;
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6796C1FD60FB8C5DC6" box="[1012,1068,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
2004
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;
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2015
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).
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6795A2F9DDFEB4594C" bold="true" box="[151,276,1636,1658]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
Comparative photos of
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in life. The upper two photos show a male and a female from near Montpellier, France; the lower two pictures show a male and a female from near Vic, Girona, Spain. Specimens not collected. Images not to scale. Identity of
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individuals assessed by geographical location; specimens not DNA barcoded.
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6795F2F966FD5759CE" bold="true" box="[199,759,1759,1784]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Advertisement call and reproductive behavior.</emphasis>
The advertisement call of
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has been described by several authors (
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707DBC6794CEF8BAFDDE582A" author="Elzen" box="[507,638,1795,1820]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" refString="Elzen, P. V. (1975) Contribution a la conaissance de Pelodytes punctatus Daudin (1802) (Amphibia, Pelobatidae), etudie en Camargue. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France, 100, 691 - 692." type="journal article" year="1975">Elzen 1975</bibRefCitation>
; Paillete
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6797D3F8BDFC80582D" box="[742,800,1795,1819]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
1992). Several call parameters (e.g., call duration) were found to depend on the temperature (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707DBC679702F89EFD565809" author="Boulenger" box="[567,758,1831,1856]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" refString="Boulenger, G. A. (1897) The tailless batrachians of Europe. Part I. Ray Society, London, 376 pp." type="book" year="1897">Boulenger, 1897</bibRefCitation>
; Paillete
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC679668F891FC365809" box="[861,918,1831,1855]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
1992). As with all western
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6791FBF89EFA9B5809" box="[1230,1339,1831,1855]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Pelodytes</emphasis>
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, the call consists of two notes (
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and
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6794DFF8F2FE5D5852" bold="true" box="[490,509,1867,1892]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">B</emphasis>
) and has been reported as typically containing only a single
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC679189F8F2FB6F5852" bold="true" box="[1212,1231,1867,1892]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">B</emphasis>
note following
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6790BDF8F2FA3C5852" bold="true" box="[1416,1436,1867,1892]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A</emphasis>
(
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Paillette
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC679430F8C9FE9F58B1" box="[261,319,1903,1927]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
1992
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). Our analysis shows that also sequences of several
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6796E8F8D6FC5058BE" bold="true" box="[989,1008,1903,1928]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">B</emphasis>
notes can be emitted following an
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC6790BDF8D6FA3C58BE" bold="true" box="[1416,1436,1903,1928]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A</emphasis>
(
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), and it remains to be assessed by a more detailed study whether populational variation exists in the frequency of
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC67940CF80EFEEC58E6" bold="true" box="[313,332,1975,2000]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">B</emphasis>
series. Males call from positions partially or even completely submerged in the water, and occasional episodes of mortality due to sudden drops in temperature have been observed (
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Montori
<emphasis id="B9571C57707DBC679025F865FAEB58C5" box="[1296,1355,2011,2035]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
2011
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).
</paragraph>
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Males remain for a longer period of time than females at the breeding sites and show a marked philopatry (
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Toxopeus
<emphasis id="B9571C57707EBC649421FF04FEEE5FE2" box="[276,334,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">et al.</emphasis>
1993
</bibRefCitation>
). Female release calls have been mentioned by
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707EBC649698FF05FBE35FE3" author="Elzen" box="[941,1091,188,213]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" refString="Elzen, P. V. (1976) Remarques sur la biologie de Pelodytes punctatus Daudin 1802 (Amphibia, Pelobatidae) en Camargue. Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie, 3, 99 - 104." type="journal article" year="1976">Elzen (1976)</bibRefCitation>
. The amplexus is inguinal and usually lasts a few hours (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB2BDB4707EBC64948DFF59FDC45FCE" author="Guyetant" box="[440,612,223,248]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" refString="Guyetant, R. (1986) Les amphibiens de France. Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie, 1975, 24 - 28." type="journal article" year="1986">Guyétant 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9CC045707EBC6495F2FEBDFC475DB3" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,645]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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<emphasis id="B9571C57707EBC6495F2FEBDFE8E5E2B" bold="true" box="[199,302,260,285]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Tadpole.</emphasis>
We assessed morphology in one tadpole in developmental stage 34 (field number
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. The examined tadpole has an elliptical body, a narrowly rounded snout in dorsal view, protruding eyes from the surface of the body and a very short tail with a typical braided line pattern; and spiraculum sinistral. The distance between eyes is moderately wide and nares are very large, round, positioned high dorsally, and situated nearer to snout than to eye and below the eye level. Moderately wide oral disk (
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), emarginated, upper labium is wider than lower labium, LTRF is 5(25)/5(13). The upper jaw sheath is partially keratinized with pointed serrations, moderately wide without medial convexity. The lower sheath is wide V-shaped, partially keratinized and partially hidden by the upper one. Both jaw sheaths have a smooth surface. This tadpole is characterized by the presence of a network of dark lines, as it is also typical for larvae of the anuran genera
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, covering the whole body, in addition to the presence of sparse dark spots. The venter is transparent with irregularly spiral shape intestinal coils.
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