Fluorescent Frogs: A Herpetological Perspective

In this paper we present information on fluorescent frogs that will be of use to interested researchers. We describe practical details and provide new data on the phenomenon in Boana punctata, while reporting for the first time its occurrence in the closely related B. atlantica. Both species leave p...

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Autores principales: Taboada, C., Brunetti, A.E., Alexandre, C., Lagorio, M.G., Faivovich, J.
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Anura
Boana atlantica
Boana punctata.
Coloration
Fluorescence
Hylidae
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_18089798_v12_n1_p1_Taboada
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spelling todo:paper_18089798_v12_n1_p1_Taboada2023-10-03T16:32:55Z Fluorescent Frogs: A Herpetological Perspective Taboada, C. Brunetti, A.E. Alexandre, C. Lagorio, M.G. Faivovich, J. Anura Boana atlantica Boana punctata. Coloration Fluorescence Hylidae In this paper we present information on fluorescent frogs that will be of use to interested researchers. We describe practical details and provide new data on the phenomenon in Boana punctata, while reporting for the first time its occurrence in the closely related B. atlantica. Both species leave persistent fluorescent marks on the substrate in field and lab conditions, the biological role of which, if any, remains unknown. We discuss briefly the heuristic criteria employed to identify other anuran species most likely to be fluorescent-At least in a similar way to that described in B. atlantica and B. punctata-And provide a list of 281 species in seven families (Arthroleptidae, Centrolenidae, Hemiphractidae, Hylidae, Hyperoliidae, Mantellidae, and Rhacophoridae) that should be tested for the occurrence of fluorescence. Finally, we discuss some general aspects related to anuran coloration, fluorescence, and criteria to assess its biological role, if any, commenting on the role of pteridins and hypothetical situations where these could lead to fluorescence in a different way than how we see it in B. atlantica and B. punctata. © 2017 Brazilian Society of Herpetology. Fil:Taboada, C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Lagorio, M.G. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Faivovich, J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_18089798_v12_n1_p1_Taboada
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topic Anura
Boana atlantica
Boana punctata.
Coloration
Fluorescence
Hylidae
spellingShingle Anura
Boana atlantica
Boana punctata.
Coloration
Fluorescence
Hylidae
Taboada, C.
Brunetti, A.E.
Alexandre, C.
Lagorio, M.G.
Faivovich, J.
Fluorescent Frogs: A Herpetological Perspective
topic_facet Anura
Boana atlantica
Boana punctata.
Coloration
Fluorescence
Hylidae
description In this paper we present information on fluorescent frogs that will be of use to interested researchers. We describe practical details and provide new data on the phenomenon in Boana punctata, while reporting for the first time its occurrence in the closely related B. atlantica. Both species leave persistent fluorescent marks on the substrate in field and lab conditions, the biological role of which, if any, remains unknown. We discuss briefly the heuristic criteria employed to identify other anuran species most likely to be fluorescent-At least in a similar way to that described in B. atlantica and B. punctata-And provide a list of 281 species in seven families (Arthroleptidae, Centrolenidae, Hemiphractidae, Hylidae, Hyperoliidae, Mantellidae, and Rhacophoridae) that should be tested for the occurrence of fluorescence. Finally, we discuss some general aspects related to anuran coloration, fluorescence, and criteria to assess its biological role, if any, commenting on the role of pteridins and hypothetical situations where these could lead to fluorescence in a different way than how we see it in B. atlantica and B. punctata. © 2017 Brazilian Society of Herpetology.
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author Taboada, C.
Brunetti, A.E.
Alexandre, C.
Lagorio, M.G.
Faivovich, J.
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Brunetti, A.E.
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Lagorio, M.G.
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title Fluorescent Frogs: A Herpetological Perspective
title_short Fluorescent Frogs: A Herpetological Perspective
title_full Fluorescent Frogs: A Herpetological Perspective
title_fullStr Fluorescent Frogs: A Herpetological Perspective
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