hello all !
i just need some frog expert opinions... (hello walt !)
http://kalerne.free.fr/temp/alytes1.mp3
http://kalerne.free.fr/temp/alytes2.mp3
here are some sounds i recorded by night a few days ago, in the
south-east part of france, near the mercantour national park (80 km from
the mediterranean sea). it was just above a village at 1500 meters high,
around 01AM. i don't know exactly the temperature but i think it was
around 17-20 degrees celsius (much more friendly than the 36=B0c of today
in my appartment...).
i was absolutly unable to locate these animals even if i was sure that
they were only a few centimeters near (i spent almost 10 minutes,
looking with my pocket light below the stones around...).
i have heard several places around this area where these batracians are
present.
i thought these beautiful singers could be alytes obstetricans, but on
every nature sounds cd i have, these toads are singing at a much lower
pitch.
so could anyone identify these songs ?
if it is the alytes obstetricans, why do they have a so high-pitched
voice ? is it related to atmospheric conditions ? their age ? the
altitude ? the specificity of the region ?
and do these questions have a sense regarding amphibians in general ?
thank you !
friendly,
yannick.
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