The call of Rhinella festae (Peracca, 1904) (Anura: Bufonidae) from Morona Santiago, Ecuador

Authors

Diego Batallas, Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología Y Evolución de la Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Programa de Doctorado En Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Jorge Brito, Unidad de Investigación Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, Ecuador

Abstract

We describe for the first time the call of Rhinella festae (Peracca, 1904), recording it in captivity inside a plastic bag. The call is composed of 1 to 2 multi-pulsed notes (2–5 pulses), has an average duration of 0.72 s, and a dominant frequency of 1.40 kHz. This species is characterized by the absence of vocal slits and sacs, so the emission of this call would be considered unusual and uncommon. In addition to the purpose of improving the knowledge of species suggested as mutes, we have also compiled information from other anuran species that emit sounds with the absence of these anatomical structures.

DOI

10.1080/23766808.2022.2029320

Recommended Citation

Batallas, Diego and Brito, Jorge (2022) "The call of Rhinella festae (Peracca, 1904) (Anura: Bufonidae) from Morona Santiago, Ecuador," Neotropical biodiversity: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 3.
DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2022.2029320
Available at: https://ikiam.researchcommons.org/neotropical-diversity/vol8/iss1/3