Role of weather condition on the daily appearance and advertisement call initiation time of Polypedates leucomystax during breeding season

Abstract

Reports on amphibian breeding biology have emphasized on the role of either temperature or rainfall or both as the regulating factor for the initiation of reproductive activity. The result of the present study clearly indicates that once reproductive activity is initiated at the onset of rains, an overcast sky with high humidity plays a greater role than temperature or heavy rainfall during breeding season on Polypedates leucomystax.