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Nordbriksen
1950
Leptodactylus "minuta"
Oct. 19 5 km. N. Villavieja, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, S. A.
Several individuals taken from pools
of water in the banana patch S of
camp. The chorus here is a strong
one, but individuals proved rather
difficult to locate. The call is a
pleasant, regularly-repeated, forceful
whistle. My most satisfactory imitation
is produced by a low labial whistle
brought rapidly to a high pitch by a
forceful anterior movement of the tongue
(until it closes the lips opening & ends the
call). Diagrammatically the sound is:
)...... )..... ). Syllabified, it
sounds to me like: "whit" or "what"
(the "u" either as in "put" or the German
"gut")
Oct. 21 The same strong chorus from the
banana patch; others, more scattered,
noted in the small gully passing
camp, and one taken (after triangulation
on the call) from beside pool of water,
near a culvert under R.R. track
almost opposite camp.
Now, [se] see species account of "L. lineata"
for this date.