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Hendrickson
1950
June 20
(cont.)
Journal
Derrhontes
Buzz. Note on Dera & Craxidophorus
"voices"
Dana were heard calling at two
diff. localities. The second time,
when the calls were heard
for an extended period, one was
traced to an area of about
2 ft. diam. without sighting
the exact source of the calls.
Intensive search (visual) followed
by rock-turning revealed one small
Dana and no other amphib. The
local boys who were with me
identified the calls when first
heard as those of this frog. They
apparently knew it well. The
sound is a subtle, but penetrating
tol... tol... tol... tol... which
reminded me very much of the
sound of spiced drope falling
from a leaky faucet into a container I estimated the frequency
of the calls at roughly 21/2/sec.
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Three times during the day
Derrhontes were seized in the
hand unhurt or only slightly