Acoustic and morphological dataset of seven anuran populations of two species from highland forests in Northeastern Brazil

Study site and population Seven localities in Borborema Plateau: Parque Nacional do Catimbau (Catimbau; 08°34’20.60” S, 37°14’12.30” W), Fazenda Vale Tabocas (Tabocas; 08°14’47.5” S, 36°22’46.00” W), Refúgio de Vida Silvestre Morros do Craunã e do Padre (Craunã; 09°20’47.90” S, 37°52’60.00” W), Parque Estadual Mata do Pau-Ferro (Pau-Ferro; 06°58’12.53” S, 35°43’04.27” W), Refúgio de Vida Silvestre Matas do Siriji (Matas do Siriji; 07°37’01.79” S, 35°30’27.84” W), Parque Natural Municipal Professor João Vasconcelos Sobrinho (João Vasconcelos; 08°21’8.80” S, 36°01’51.60” W), Reserva Biológica de Pedra Talhada (Pedra Talhada; 09°15’40.94” S, 36°26’20.22” W). We collected data in the field between 2021 and 2023. These localities are subumid and umid forests (Atlantic Forests remnants) in high altitudes inside a matrix of dry vegetation (Caatinga). Species Dendropsophus oliveirai and Physalaemus cuvieri (Currently valid scientific name) Descriptions The data could be used in future investigations about phenotypic variations (in morphology and bioacoustic) in populations occurring in mountain ranges in Northeastern Brazil. Acoustic data obtainment We recorded advertisement calls of males using digital recorders: Tascam Dr-05x Linear PCM, Zoom H1n 120GL, or Marantz PMD620. Then we analysed the records using the software Raven Pro 1.6 (K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, 2023). The acoustic parameters of both species are in the same file but in different spreadsheets. Each row in this data corresponds to an average of each acoustic parameter for each individual calculated from 5-18 (D.oliveirai)/ 6-10 (P.cuvieri) calls. That initial data is not provided here because it is part of another study that is still not submitted. Morphological data obtainment We measured the euthanized individuals deposited at Coleção Herpetológica da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, using a calipter and a stereoscope.