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Glass frogs that live near loud streams add to mating calls with the flap of a hand, a wave of a foot, or a bob of the head to attract a mate, a new study shows.
Researchers have documented these frogs that “dance” near rushing streams where noise can obscure those crucial love songs in the rainforests of India, Borneo, Brazil, and, now, Ecuador.
Conservation ecologist Rebecca Brunner, a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, discovered that the glass frog
Sachatamia orejuela can join the list of species that make use of visual cues in response to their acoustic environments. This is the first time researchers have observed a member of the glass frog family (
Glass frogs living near roaring waterfalls wave hello to attract mates
Most frogs emit a characteristic croak to attract the attention of a potential mate. But a few frog species that call near loud streams where the noise may obscure those crucial love songs add to their calls by visually showing off with the flap of a hand, a wave of a foot or a bob of the head. Frogs who “dance” near rushing streams have been documented in the rainforests of India, Borneo, Brazil and, now, Ecuador.
Conservation ecologist Rebecca Brunner, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, has discovered that the glass frog
A UC Berkeley conservation ecologist has discovered that an elusive glass frog species (Sachatamia orejuela) uses both high-pitched calls and visual signaling in the form of hand-waving, foot-waving and head-bobbing to communicate near loud waterfalls. (Photo courtesy Rebecca Brunner) Most frogs emit a characteristic croak to attract the attention of a potential mate. But a few frog species that call near loud streams where the noise may obscure those crucial love songs add to their calls by visually showing off with the flap of a hand, a wave of a foot or a bob of the head. Frogs who “dance” near rushing streams have been documented in the rainforests of India, Borneo, Brazil and, now, Ecuador.