Breeding preferences in the treefrogsDryophytes japonicus(Hylidae) in Mongolia

Relationship between anuran larvae occurrence and aquatic environment in septentrional east Palearctic landscapes

“…The significant relationship of D. japonicus to pH, temperature and vegetation may be related to the points raised above for the two first variables. In addition, the occurrence of the species may be linked to the requirements of adults for vegetation cover when breeding in this landscape (Borzée et al 2019). It is, however, important to note the risk of artefacts for D. japonicus due to the low sample size, especially in view of the species variable vegetation requirements in relation to humidity (Maslova 2001).…”

“…The sites for sampling were selected if visible from the main road travelled for sampling (see Borzée et al 2019 for details on the sites in Mongolia and Borzée et al 2021 for details on the site in DPR Korea) and each site had to be at least 1 h drive (ca. 20 km) away from all other sites to ensure independence of sites and visible from the vehicle to be sampled.…”

East palearctic treefrog past and present habitat suitability using ecological niche models

“…Dryophytes immaculatus , D. flaviventris , and D. suweonensis are combined into the Dryophytes immaculatus group, with D. immaculatus found in mainland China, D. suweonensis found in the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, north of the Chilgap mountains, and D. flaviventris found in the Republic of Korea south of the Chilgap mountains and north of the Mangyeong river ( Borzée et al, 2020b ). The species within the D. immaculatus clade are generally restricted to the low elevation alluvial plains around the Yellow sea ( Borzée et al, 2020b ) while D. japonicus is found at variable elevation, breeding in a variety of water bodies ( Tsuji et al, 2011 ; Roh, Borzée & Jang, 2014 ; Borzée et al, 2019b ), and human alteration of the landscape resulted in hybridization between the two groups ( Borzée et al, 2020a ).…”