Table 2 in Green, charismatic, microendemic, and threatened: breeding biology of the leaf frog Pithecopus rusticus (Anura: Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae)

Table 2. Characteristics of environmental use by Pithecopus rusticus in two ponds and a marsh studied from October 2015 to January 2016 in the municipality of Água Doce, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil. N: number of individuals. Perch height: mean ± standard deviation (minimum–maximum). Edge distance: mean ± standard deviation (minimum–maximum; number of individuals). FO: frequency of occurrence.
Location of vegetationSubstrateSubstrate (%)in pond (%)Height of vegetation (%)below perchDistance from pond margin (cm)LeavesThin branchesMoistMoistN(Fimbristylis)(Juncus)soilEdgeMiddleMarshCreepingMediumTallHeight of perch (cm)WatersoilInnerOuterCalling males1782.3517.64–70.5829.415.8864.7029.415.8816.00 ± 10.09 (1–33)94.115.88155.50 ± 393.02 (5–1400; N = 12)301.40 ± 670.04 (0–1500; N = 5)Non-calling males47525–75–257525–18.50 ± 9.89 (10–30)75256 ± 4.24 (3–9; N = 2)35 ± 21.21 (20–50; N = 2)Recaptured males (FO)11171.1727.920.9067.2730.911.8220.9178.180.9115.8 ± 10.3 (0–65)92.87.2246.90 ± 534.50 (1–2500; N = 97)290.30 ± 628.80 (2–1800; N = 11)Females1384.6115.38–69.2330.77–7.6984.617.6924.8 ± 17.2 (0–54)92.37.7173.70 ± 433.00 (2–1400; N = 10)7.00 ± 9.90 (0–14; N = 2)Recaptured females (FO)450.0050.00–2575––100–19.7 ± 9.2 (8–28)100–30.70 ± 18.90 (16–52; N = 3)10 (N = 1)