Frogs of Coorg from mampam.com: leaf eating frog Euphlyctis hexodactylus
Frogs of Coorg from mampam.com: leaf eating frog Euphlyctis hexodactylus
| Found
close to Lake one but not observed in vegetation over-hanging the
water, also found in other parts of the estate. Tends to call from
thickets, twiggy bushes or coffee plants. Heardcalling within 2m of
each other. Call sounds like a zip. Calls spaced closer together than green tree frogs. Calls from between 50-200cm above the ground. No females seen. No measurements of density or biomass. Call Distress call of female Territorial call of male |
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Index Methods Species Tadpoles Team Library |
 euphlyctishexodactyla |
euphlyctishexodactylaa |
 hexofroglet |
 hexo3 |
 hexo2 |
 hexo |
The call is made from the water and consists of a single long watery croak, made up of about 23 pairs of pulses, the first of about 3ms duration and lower in amplitude, the second longer (9ms) and increasing in amplitude with time. Pulses have a dominant/fundamental frequency of 0.9kHz, with spectral sidebands at 2.1, 6.5 and
11.1 kHz. Calls last about .02-0.6 seconds. A different call is made when another male is in close proximity, with energy concentrated between 0.55 and 3.7 kHz. One such call, lasting 4.6 seconds, was composed of pulses from 0.02 to 0.06 seconds which increased in amplitude, culminating in an attack on the intruding male (see figure below). The alarm call of this species is a blood-curdling screech.
Advertisement call of E. hexodactyla
Pulses from advertisement call of E. hexodactylus
Power spectrum for E. hexodactylus
Territorial call of E. hexodactylus
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