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Hendrickson
1950
Ryla labialis
Nov. 15 Bogota, 8500 ft., Cundinamarca, Colombia, S.A.
Another frog watched croaking 5:40 P.M. -
about 6:00 P.M. had the following frequencies:
in 15 seconds timing - 15 calls
in 15 seconds timing - 14 calls
in 60 " " - 43 calls
This individual called for roughly 45-60 sec.,
then usually "rested" for about 15 seconds.
The above 60 sec. timing included one of
these "rests".
I looked for eggs and tadpoles, but
was unable to find either. One of the
"adults" taken has what appears to
be the stump of a resorbing tail; if,
this is normal and not an abnormality
of this individual, then this species
reaches almost adult size before
metamorphosis is complete. We left
after dark; by this time the chorua had
swelled considerably over its volume
at 4:30 P.M. Occasionally among the
"orthodox" calls, we heard a drawn-out,
complaining sort of croaks, on a falling
inflection. Whether this resulted from
poor resonance due to pressure against
glass stems, or whether it could possibly
be a female call, we do not know.
In our collection of 24 frogs, only 4 (?)