The Ecology of Male Egg Attendance in an Arboreal Breeding Frog, Chirixalus eiffingeri (Anura: Rhacophoridae), from Taiwan

Chen, Yi-Huey; Yu, Hon‐Tsen; Kam, Yeong‐Choy

doi:10.2108/zsj.24.434

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“…The wiping of eggs by the hind limb of its guardian, as observed for a C. vittiger female after returning from water, is presumably to maintain the moisture of its eggs by transferring water from the hind limbs to the eggs. Similar action has also been observed in other species, such as Dendrobates pumilio in which males urinate on their eggs (Weygoldt 1980) and male Chirixalus effingeri (Chen et al 2007) which transferred moisture using its ventral surface.…”

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Morphological and Ecological Observations on Chiromantis Vittiger (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Mount Halimun - Salak National Park, Indonesia

Kusrini

Lubis

Darmawan³

et al. 2018

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Despite an early description, the rhacophorid frog (Chiromantis vittiger (Boulenger 1897)) is relatively poorly known species. It has been found in several areas in the mountainous part of western Java, one of which is in the Chevron Geothermal Indonesia (CGI) concession area within Mount Halimun-Salak National Park. An ecological study of this species and its habitat was conducted in CGI from April to September 2008. The biological and ecological aspects of this tree frog such as morphology, habitat characteristics, breeding behaviour, and larval development are presented in this paper. This study found that the fertilised eggs hatch as free-swimming tadpoles. In addition, the availability of artificial habitat in the form of concrete ponds helps sustain the population throughout the year. We also report parental care in this species.

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Morphological and Ecological Observations on Chiromantis Vittiger (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Mount Halimun - Salak National Park, Indonesia

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Darmawan³

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“…In anurans showing male egg attendance, degree of nest attendance also varies depending on the species (Chen, Yu and Kam, 2007;Cheng and Kam, 2010). For instance, males of Eleutherodactylus coqui, Kurixalus eiffingeri, and Hyalinobatrachium valerioi spend their time in attending the eggs both during the day as well as the night (Townsend, Stewart and Pough, 1984;Chen, Yu and Kam, 2007;Vockenhuber, Hödl and Amézquita, 2009;Cheng and Kam, 2010).…”

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“…For instance, males of Eleutherodactylus coqui, Kurixalus eiffingeri, and Hyalinobatrachium valerioi spend their time in attending the eggs both during the day as well as the night (Townsend, Stewart and Pough, 1984;Chen, Yu and Kam, 2007;Vockenhuber, Hödl and Amézquita, 2009;Cheng and Kam, 2010). On the other hand, males of Cen-trolenella fleischmanni spend less time attending the nest during the night (Hayes, 1991).…”

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Unique courtship and spawning behaviour in the wrinkled frog, Nyctibatrachus humayuni

2011

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Frogs of the genus Nyctibatrachus (family Nyctibatrachidae) exhibit a unique reproductive behaviour. They may completely lack or have an abbreviated amplexus, deposit terrestrial eggs and even offer paternal care. We studied the courtship and spawning behaviour of Nyctibatrachus humayuni from Matheran located in the northern region of the Western Ghats of India. The breeding season of N. humayuni coincides with the onset of south-west monsoon. Adult males vocalise from their calling sites on wet rocks/dead logs that often harbour egg clutches and females approach the calling males, resulting in a loose cephalic amplexus that lasts up to 10 minutes. The male dismounts and sits aside; then the female deposits the eggs and moves away from the spawning site or into the water. The mean clutch size and the egg diameter are found to be 30.3 ± 1.89 and 2.44 ± 0.04 mm, respectively. Once the female moves away following spawning, the male slowly moves on to the eggs and fertilises them. The males of N. humayuni appear to be territorial and offer parental care by attending the eggs only during night. Paternal egg attendance most probably reduces the risk of predation by nocturnal predators.

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“…The breeding seasons lasts from March to August, a period during which males occupy and defend their territory, like bamboo stumps, and emit calls to attract females (Kam et al, 1996). This species exhibits bi-parental care with males attending eggs and females providing non-fecundated trophic eggs to tadpoles (Chen, Yu, & Kam, 2007;Cheng & Kam, 2010;Kam, Chen, Chen, & Tsai, 2000). This species exhibits bi-parental care with males attending eggs and females providing non-fecundated trophic eggs to tadpoles (Chen, Yu, & Kam, 2007;Cheng & Kam, 2010;Kam, Chen, Chen, & Tsai, 2000).…”

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“…This species exhibits bi-parental care with males attending eggs and females providing non-fecundated trophic eggs to tadpoles (Chen, Yu, & Kam, 2007;Cheng & Kam, 2010;Kam, Chen, Chen, & Tsai, 2000). Finally, K. eiffingeri eggs are subject to fungal infections, desiccation, predation and flooding (Chen et al, 2007;Kam et al, 1996). Finally, K. eiffingeri eggs are subject to fungal infections, desiccation, predation and flooding (Chen et al, 2007;Kam et al, 1996).…”

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Attendance to egg clutches by male Kurixalus eiffingeri increases hatching success and decreases predation by invasive slugs (Parmarion martensi) in Taiwan

2018

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Invasive species have a significant impact on amphibians, and most notably Chytrid fungi together with a few vertebrates. However, invasive terrestrial invertebrates are seldomly demonstrated to have a negative effect on their host environment, and few studies investigated the behavioural interactions between invasive and local species, limiting our knowledge of the adaptive response adopted by local organisms. These responses include whether parenting animals recognize predators as threats to their offspring and whether parental care is adequately corrected. Here, through manipulative experiments on a population of phytotelm‐breeder Kurixalus eiffingeri in central Taiwan, we demonstrated the positive effects of parental care against predation by the invasive slug Parmarion martensi, and against mould infection. Treatment groups, in the absence of caring males, displayed a higher rate of predation by slugs and mould infections. The presence of the caring males was linked to an increase in hatching success in control groups, suggesting hydration by the males, while skin peptides may be the factor limiting mould infection. We recommend further research on the impact of the invasive but widespread P. martensi on amphibian populations.

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The Ecology of Male Egg Attendance in an Arboreal Breeding Frog, Chirixalus eiffingeri (Anura: Rhacophoridae), from Taiwan

Cited by 22 publications

References 53 publications

Morphological and Ecological Observations on Chiromantis Vittiger (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Mount Halimun - Salak National Park, Indonesia

Morphological and Ecological Observations on Chiromantis Vittiger (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Mount Halimun - Salak National Park, Indonesia

Unique courtship and spawning behaviour in the wrinkled frog, Nyctibatrachus humayuni

Attendance to egg clutches by male Kurixalus eiffingeri increases hatching success and decreases predation by invasive slugs (Parmarion martensi) in Taiwan

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