Comparative longevity and age at sexual maturity in twelve rainforest frogs of the genera Boophis, Gephyromantis, and Mantidactylus (Anura: Mantellidae) from Madagascar

Authors

  • Giulia Tessa Università degli Studi di Torino. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali
  • Angelica Crottini Universidade do Porto. Campus Agrário de Vairão. CIBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO
  • Cristina Giacoma Università degli Studi di Torino. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali
  • Fabio M. Guarino Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Dipartimento di Biologia
  • Jasmin E. Randrianirina Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza. Département Faune

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v16i1p13-21

Keywords:

age structure, Masoala, natural history museums, skeletochronology, vertebrate collections

Abstract

Data on the age at sexual maturity and longevity of some mantellid species of the genera Boophis, Gephyromantis, and Mantidactylus that inhabit the low altitude rainforest of Masoala (northeastern Madagascar) are presented. Counts of lines of arrested growth (LAGs) were used to calculate longevity in these species; these data contribute to assessment of the threat level of the studied anurans. Boophis includes species of mediumto large-sized frogs (SVL = 30–65 mm) that attain sexual maturity in 1–3 years and live 3–9 years (i.e., mid-longevity). Mantidactylus and Gephyromatis include small- to largesized species (SVL = 22–107 mm and 35–49 mm, respectively) that attain sexually maturity in 1–3 years and live 1–8 and 3–7 years, respectively

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Published

2017-06-28

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Articles

License

All material originally published in Phyllomedusa belongs to Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - Universidade de São Paulo. All contents are under a license of Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.

How to Cite

Tessa, G., Crottini, A., Giacoma, C., Guarino, F. M., & Randrianirina, J. E. (2017). Comparative longevity and age at sexual maturity in twelve rainforest frogs of the genera Boophis, Gephyromantis, and Mantidactylus (Anura: Mantellidae) from Madagascar. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 16(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v16i1p13-21