INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN ACOUSTIC TRAITS AND BODY SIZE, AND NEW DISTRIBUTIONAL RECORDS FOR PSEUDOPALUDICOLA GIARETTAI CARVALHO, 2012 (ANURA, LEPTODACTYLIDAE, LEIUPERINAE): IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS CONGENERIC DIAGNOSIS

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo)

Thiago Ribeiro De Carvalho¹  Lucas Borges Martins¹  Bernardo Franco Da Veiga Teixeira¹  Leandro Braga Godinho¹  Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta¹ 

关键词: Bioacoustics;    Minas Gerais;    Taxonomy.;    Bioacústica;    Minas Gerais;    Taxonomia.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0031-1049.2015.55.17

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we provide an updated diagnosis for Pseudopaludicola giarettai based on the morphometric and acoustic variation observed with the assessment of new populations, plus an expansion of its distribution range. Our results support that all acoustic variation observed might be attributed to intraspecific variation. The variation in body size and dorsal stripe patterns observed for Pseudopaludicola giarettai reinforces that the distinctive whistling advertisement call pattern is the most reliable evidence line to diagnose it from its congeners, whereas morphological (robust body, glandular dorsum) and morphometric (body size) features vary considerably within and among populations so that they should no longer be employed as diagnostic features of Pseudopaludicola giarettai.

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