Geographic distribution, habitat use and vocalizations of the leaf-litter frog Ischnocnema henselii (Anura: Brachycephalidae) in the subtropical Atlantic Forest / Distribuição geográfica, uso do habitat e vocalizações da rãzinha-de-folhiço Ischnocnema henselii(Anura: Brachycephalidae) na Mata Atlântica subtropical
Lucas, Elaine Maria; Bastiani, Veluma Ialú Molinari De; Lingnau, Rodrigo.
Revista Brasileira de Zoociências (Online)
; 19(1): 151-162, Jan.2018. map, ilus, tab
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Data on geographic distribution and ecology are essential when defining the conservation status of aspecies. Herein, we present new information about the geographic distribution, habitat and advertisement callof Ischnocnema henselii, an endemic species of the southern Atlantic Forest. We conducted this study in forestfragments in the state of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, from January 2008 to November 2012. We recordedI. henselii in eight fragments over 100 ha in size, both inside and outside conservation units. We often observedless than 20 males in calling activity. The calling activity was daytime and nighttime, and more intense in therain. We observed individuals perched on vegetation, on leaves or branches, on the leaf litter or under treetrunks. Duration of advertisement calls ranged from 14.71 ± 1.68 s (n = 11 calls) and interval between noteswas 0.22 ± 0.13 s (n = 99 notes). We observed that the advertisement calls had a feature that we call alternatingmodulation in the amplitude of the notes. We suggest that further bioacoustic studies should analyze therelevance of this alternating modulation, to understand its role in communication. Although I. henselii is a habitatspecialist, it is currently considered a common species, classified as Least Concern by Brazilian and IUCNlists. In the region studied, characterized by small and isolated remnants of the Atlantic Forest, I. henselii is notan abundant species and its spatial distribution is always associated with wet forest fragments. The increasingdegradation of forest remnants in this region causes microclimatic and structural changes that may compromisethe permanence of strictly forest and moisture-dependent species for reproduction, such as I. henselii.
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