Colour change in Darwin's frogs (Rhinoderma darwinii, Duméril and Bibron, 1841) (Anura: Rhinodermatidae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2011 English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:Journal of Natural History, volume 45, pages 2,661-2,668 (issn: 0022-2933, eissn: 1464-5262,

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Authors: Bourke, Johara; Barrientos, Carlos; Ortiz, Juan C.; Busse, Klaus; Böhme, Wolfgang; Bakker, Theo C. M.;

doi: 10.1080/00222933.2011.597885

Colour change in Darwin's frogs (Rhinoderma darwinii, Duméril and Bibron, 1841) (Anura: Rhinodermatidae)

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Abstract

In the laboratory, wild-caught male Rhinoderma darwinii frogs, but not females, changed body colour from brown to green starting with the appearance of green dorsal spots or a greenish dorsal tone on a brown body colour. After a year in captivity, most males exhibited a greenish or complete green dorsal colour, probably induced by the terrarium's swamp (green) vegetation and season.

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Keywords

Biodiversity, Taxonomy

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