Age, body size and growth pattern ofArgenteohyla siemersi pederseni(Anura: Hylidae) in northeastern Argentina

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Altitudinal effects on the life history of the Anatolian lizard(Apathya cappadocica, Werner 1902) from southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

“…Several studies have shown that altitudinal comparisons in age structure and body size of both amphibians and reptiles are especially useful for comparative ecology (Esteban et al, 2004;Chen et al, 2011;Gül et al, 2011;Lou et al, 2012;Özdemir et al, 2012;Cajade et al, 2013;Huang et al, 2013 for amphibians;Roitberg andSimirina, 2006a, 2006b;Guarino et al, 2010;Tomasevic et al, 2010;Arakelyan et al, 2013;Gül et al, 2014 for lizards).…”

Multiple anti‐predator mechanisms in the red‐spotted Argentina Frog (Amphibia: Hylidae)

“…The bright colours (coral‐reddish) are revealed when the frog jumps or swims, and are especially obvious in males calling from the water surface (Cajade et al ., ; cf. plates in Cajade et al ., ). When the frog takes refuge (e.g.…”

“…Field observations were carried during fieldwork related to other studies (Cajade et al, 2010(Cajade et al, , 2013. The colour patterns were associated with several behavioural display contexts and classified according to Toledo & Haddad (2009).…”

“…The bright coral-reddish colouration of Argenteohyla siemersi is concealed when the frog is in resting posture or inside the refuge (cf. plates in Cajade et al, 2013). The bright colours (coral-reddish) are revealed when the frog jumps or swims, and are especially obvious in males calling from the water surface (Cajade et al, 2010;cf. plates in Cajade et al, 2013).…”

“…Argenteohyla siemersi is included in the tribe Lophiohylini Miranda‐Ribeiro, 1926, together with Aparasphenodon , Corythomantis , Itapotihyla , Nyctimantis , Osteocephalus , Osteopilus , Phyllodytes , Phytotriades , Tepuihyla and Trachycephalus , which form a monophyletic clade (Faivovich et al ., ; Duellman, Marion & Hedges, ) known as ‘casque‐headed frogs’ (Faivovich et al ., ). Like some other casque‐headed frogs, A. siemersi (1) has a heavily ossified skull and sculptured dermal bone that is co‐ossified with the overlying skin (Trueb, ); (2) takes refuge in bromeliad leaf axils (Cei & Pierotti, ; Cajade, Marangoni & Gangenova, ); and (3) presumably displays phragmotic behaviour by backing into axils and flexing the head at a right angle to the body (Barbour, ; Firschein, ; Trueb, ), as suggested by Trueb () and Lutz & Barrio (). However, this behaviour has not been observed in A. siemersi .…”