Morphological variation in Leptodactylus lutzi (Anura, Leptodactylidae) with description of its advertisement call and notes on its courtship behavior

Authors

  • Philippe J. R. Kok Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Department of Vertebrates
  • Marcelo N. C. Kokubum I.B; Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia
  • Ross D. MacCulloch Royal Ontario Museum,; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
  • Amy Lathrop Royal Ontario Museum,; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v6i1p45-60

Keywords:

Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylus lutzi, advertisement call, color variation, courtship behavior, Guiana Shield, Guyana

Abstract

Prior to this study, Leptodactylus lutzi was known only from three localities in west-central Guyana. We refer here to a series of 60 additional specimens of L. lutzi collected in Kaieteur National Park, Mount Ayanganna, Mount Wokomung and the Merume Mountains in the Pakaraima Mountains region, substantially extending the known distribution of the species. We provide a revised diagnosis and an expanded description of L. lutzi discussing the extent of color-pattern variation in the species. Additionally, we describe its advertisement call and provide data on its reproductive biology.

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Published

2007-06-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2007)

Section

Articles

License

All material originally published in Phyllomedusa belongs to Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - Universidade de São Paulo. All contents are under a license of Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.

How to Cite

Kok, P. J. R., Kokubum, M. N. C., MacCulloch, R. D., & Lathrop, A. (2007). Morphological variation in Leptodactylus lutzi (Anura, Leptodactylidae) with description of its advertisement call and notes on its courtship behavior. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 6(1), 45-60. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v6i1p45-60