Territorial and mating behavior in Phyllomedusa azurea (Anura: Hylidae) at a temporary pond in west-central Brazil

Authors

  • Taís Borges Costa Universidade Federal de Goiás; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Ecologia; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Evolução
  • Lorena Dall'Ara Guimarães Universidade Federal de Goiás; Centro de Ensino e Pesquisa Aplicada à Educação
  • Rogério Pereira Bastos Universidade Federal de Goiás; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Ecologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v9i2p99-108

Keywords:

Anura, Hylidae, Phyllomedusa azurea, mating behavior, territorial behavior

Abstract

We studied territorial and mating behavior of Phyllomedusa azurea in the municipality of Cocalzinho de Goiás, Goiás, which is located in central Brazil. During the mating season, male P. azurea engage in territorial behavior that is associated with vocalizations-advertisement, territorial, fight, or a combination of two more of these. When one male frog invades the territory of another, they commonly emit of territorial calls and engage in physical combat. Three main behavioral traits were observed in mating males-viz., "male-singer," "active search" and "male-shifter." Males vocalize during the amplexus and oviposition. No aggression between females P. azurea was observed.

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Published

2010-12-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2010)

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

Costa, T. B., Guimarães, L. D., & Bastos, R. P. (2010). Territorial and mating behavior in Phyllomedusa azurea (Anura: Hylidae) at a temporary pond in west-central Brazil. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 9(2), 99-108. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v9i2p99-108