Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals
Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals. We describe a distinctive pattern of individually variable white ‘islands’ and dots on the ventral sur...
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ftuwalesbangcris:oai:research.bangor.ac.uk:publications/01f11315-067a-4d28-91f5-f61024007fe7 2023-05-15T18:43:38+02:00 Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals Smith, Joanna Bland, Adam Gourevitch, Eleanor Hoskisson, Paul Downie, Roger 2019-06 application/pdf https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/stable-individual-variation-in-ventral-spotting-patterns-in-phyllomedusa-trinitatis-anura-phyllomedusidae-and-other-phyllomedusa-species-a-minimally-invasive-method-for-recognizing-individuals(01f11315-067a-4d28-91f5-f61024007fe7).html https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v18i1p13–26 https://research.bangor.ac.uk/ws/files/24096965/document_5_.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Smith , J , Bland , A , Gourevitch , E , Hoskisson , P & Downie , R 2019 , ' Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals ' , Phyllomedusa , vol. 18 , no. 1 , pp. 13-26 . https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v18i1p13–26 article 2019 ftuwalesbangcris https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v18i1p13–26 2021-12-26T12:06:34Z Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals. We describe a distinctive pattern of individually variable white ‘islands’ and dots on the ventral surfaces of the throat and forearm regions of male and female Phyllomedusa trinitatis. Crucially, we report from captive-reared individuals that these patterns are ontogenetically stable. We have used these patterns to recognize individual frogs in populations of 60 and more. Examination of the ventral surfaces of other Phyllomedusa species in museum specimens and from published accounts suggests that use of these patterns provides a generally useful, minimally invasive recognition method in this genus. We fnd that species previously classed as Phyllomedusa but now regarded as belonging to different genera lack these patterns. Article in Journal/Newspaper White Islands Bangor University: Research Portal The Throat ENVELOPE(-76.666,-76.666,57.050,57.050) Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 18 1 13 26 |
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Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals. We describe a distinctive pattern of individually variable white ‘islands’ and dots on the ventral surfaces of the throat and forearm regions of male and female Phyllomedusa trinitatis. Crucially, we report from captive-reared individuals that these patterns are ontogenetically stable. We have used these patterns to recognize individual frogs in populations of 60 and more. Examination of the ventral surfaces of other Phyllomedusa species in museum specimens and from published accounts suggests that use of these patterns provides a generally useful, minimally invasive recognition method in this genus. We fnd that species previously classed as Phyllomedusa but now regarded as belonging to different genera lack these patterns. |
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Smith, Joanna Bland, Adam Gourevitch, Eleanor Hoskisson, Paul Downie, Roger Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals |
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Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals |
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Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals |
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Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals |
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Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals |
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Stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in Phyllomedusa trinitatis (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) and other Phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals |
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stable individual variation in ventral spotting patterns in phyllomedusa trinitatis (anura: phyllomedusidae) and other phyllomedusa species: a minimally invasive method for recognizing individuals |
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