TABLE 5 in Discovery and description of a new species of burrowing frog Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the suburban landscapes of Bengaluru, India

TABLE 5. Descriptive statistics for advertisement calls of the four Sphaerotheca species based on values determined from a sample of total 54 calls, from 4 calls of S. varshaabhu sp. nov. (1 calling male), 10 calls of S. bengaluru (1 calling male), 30 calls of S. maskeyi (3 calling males; 10 calls from each male) and 10 calls of S. cf. breviceps [swani] (1 male):
SpeciesMeanSDMinMaxCVSphaerotheca varshaabhu sp. nov. (n=1), BengaluruCall Duration (ms)823.1595.21742.00928.6011.57Call repetition rate (calls/min)0.530.080.440.5814.52Inter-call interval (ms)1056.40294.16795.501375.2027.85Dominant frequency (Hz)3649.8841.233617.583703.711.13Pulse rate (pulses/s)128.166.18119.53134.244.82Pulses per call (k)104.757.9398.00115.007.57Pulse duration (ms)5.331.344.207.1025.07Sphaerotheca bengaluru (n=1), BengaluruCall Duration (ms)353.907.85338.90363.202.22Call repetition rate (calls/min)1.070.200.551.2118.68Inter-call interval (ms)627.23297.62471.801453.1047.45Dominant frequency (Hz)990.530.00990.53990.530.00Pulse rate (pulses/s)110.940.88109.86113.200.79Pulses per call (k)38.600.8437.0040.002.18Pulse duration (ms)8.660.317.909.103.62Sphaerotheca maskeyi (n=3), Panna Tiger ReserveCall Duration (ms)377.6045.65319.00455.0014.31Call repetition rate (calls/min)1.370.340.751.8645.90Inter-call interval (ms)404.23182.42184.00897.0099.14Dominant frequency (Hz)2074.37441.68947.502368.7046.62Pulse rate (pulses/s)78.353.0372.4383.084.18Pulses per call (k)293243512Pulse duration (ms)12.130.7811.0014.007.06Sphaerotheca cf. breviceps [swani] (n=1), KodermaCall Duration (ms)473.7216.19440.90496.103.42Call repetition rate (calls/min)0.730.130.560.9217.21Inter-call interval (ms)931.76234.97612.301302.2025.22Dominant frequency (Hz)3496.9918.163488.383531.450.52Pulse rate (pulses/s)161.922.74157.55166.241.70Pulses per call (k)76.803.1972.0082.004.15Pulse duration (ms)5.740.245.306.104.20
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