DISTRIBUTION EXTENSION AND PARENTAL CARE IN Leptodactylus brevipes COPE, 1887 (ANURA: LEPTODACTYLIDAE)

JUAN FERNANDO CUESTAS CARRILLO; Diego J. Santana; Cynthia CP Prado

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.466

EXTENSIÓN DE DISTRIBUCIÓN Y CUIDADO PARENTAL EN Leptodactylus brevipes COPE, 1887 (ANURA: LEPTODACTYLIDAE)

Authors

JUAN FERNANDO CUESTAS CARRILLO Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Diego J. Santana
Cynthia CP Prado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.466

Keywords:

Amphibia, parental investment, tadpole school

Abstract

Parental care plays an important role in offspring survival in many amphibians, including frog species of the family Leptodactylidae. Here, we report a new locality of occurrence for Leptodactylus brevipes in the Brazilian Cerrado and describe its parental care behaviour. We observed a female of L. brevipes guarding a school of tadpoles and performing pumping behaviour. The tadpoles remained close to the attending female, scraping her legs and dorsal region several times. We did not record female aggressive behaviour. Our results agree with observations of maternal care in other species of the L. melanonotus, incluyendo L. melanonotus, L. natalensis, L. podicipinus and L. pustulatus.

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Published

2022-09-22 — Updated on 2022-11-04

How to Cite

CUESTAS CARRILLO, J. F., Santana, D. J., & Prado, C. C. (2022). EXTENSIÓN DE DISTRIBUCIÓN Y CUIDADO PARENTAL EN Leptodactylus brevipes COPE, 1887 (ANURA: LEPTODACTYLIDAE). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 5(3), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.466