Firestone Center for Restoration Ecology Barú, Costa Rica Summer 2007 Alicia Hill
Dec 16, 2015
Purpose of StudyExpand the comprehensive list of all anuran
species present on the reserveDetermine anuran diversity and density at
each pond during dusk timeObtain recordings of individual species
mating callsTrack changes in anuran diversity on the
reserve from the previous year
Why study frog diversity?Indicators of an ecosystem’s healthAbility to track the status of the restoration
progress on the reserve
Previous StudySummer 2006, baseline of anuran species on the reserve14 species were identified, 6 species mating calls were recordedA. callidryas was dominant at dusk, followed by H. microcephala and H. ebraccataOne pond analyzed
MethodsRecorded mating calls at night using an
automated frog logging systemTook six 10 minute recordings every 50
minutesIn this study, only the first 10 minute
recordings (dusk time) were analyzed
Collection SitesFour man-made ponds on the reserveEach pond isolated from one anotherPonds differ in size, surrounding flora, and organisms living in the water
Basilisk Pond
Data AnalysisIdentified each anuran species from the
recorded data at each pondAudacity audio editor and Sigview Signal
AnalyzerCalculated the average calls per
minute(n=10) for each species
Data Analysis of H. rosenbergi
Figure 1. Oscillogram of H. rosenbergi, average call frequency is 58 calls/minute
ResultsThe dominant species at this time throughout
the ponds were Agalychnis callidryas, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, and Hypsiboas rosenbergi species (Chi-square test, p<0.0001)
Other ConclusionsMany Duck Pond anurans are mating Anurans doing well in/near bamboo
forest (Creek, Basilisk, Frog)
Summer 2008Continue recording at the ponds and track
species changesSearch for more anuran species that have
been recorded at Hacienda Barú (e.g. Glass frogs)
Expand time recordings to later in the night
Species ListBufo haematiticus
Bufo Marinus
Bufo valliceps
Dendrobates auratus
Dendrobates granuliferus
Agalychnis callidryas
Hyla ebraccata
Hyla microcephala
Scinax elaeochroa
Smilisca phaeota
Eleutherodactylus bransfordii
Eleutherodactylus diastema
Eleutherodactylus fitzingeriLeptodactylus pentadactylus
New Species 2007:Agalychnis spurelliPhrynohyas venulosaHypsiboas rosenbergi
AcknowledgmentsI would like to thank Dr. McFarlane and
Keith Christenson for their guidance and teaching
Thank you to Al Binder, Keala Cummings, Sam Scott, and Emily Shultz for their help.