Reproductive behaviour, cutaneous morphology, and skin secretion analysis in the anuran Dermatonotus muelleri
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2022-04
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Despite the common poison and mucous glands, some amphibian groups have
differentiated glands associated with reproduction and usually present on the
male ventral surface. Known as breeding glands or sexually dimorphic skin glands
(SDSGs), they are related to intraspecific chemical communication during mating.
Until recently, reproduction associated with skin glands was recognized only in
salamanders and caecilians and remained unexplored among anurans. The Brazilianmicrohylid
Dermatonotus muelleri (Muller’s termite frog) is known for its very
toxic skin secretion. Despite the slippery body, the male adheres to the female
back during reproduction, as they have differentiated ventral glands. In this paper,
we have gathered data proposing an integrative approach correlated with
the species’ biology and biochemical properties of their skin secretions. Furthermore,
we suggest that the adhesion phenomenon is related to arm shortening
and rounded body that make amplexus inefficient, although constituting important
adaptive factors to life underground.
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ANTONIAZZI, Marta Maria et al. Reproductive behaviour, cutaneous morphology, and skin secretion analysis in the anuran Dermatonotus muelleri. Iscience, Cambridge, v. 25, n. 4, p. 104073, Apr. 2022.