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FOOT FLAGGING DISPLAYS SOMK Itthen made twovapid ftdujWith "ie \a» legsv>thnltheleg
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movements of the? feci have been recoIrded lot four Bliur&fl body. A second male disp] > I>nly wlttl the rear legs, ex
species: fjylodas vtperui (I cpwd*clylirfae)tSm«mf^pi3rvMJ hibititlg seven similar leg flicks m four minutes. Six flicks
I stiL'rnlitiiiuir.) and S r.i.'ap:\lmaitis (Radiduc), and wcic with the leftleg andone wiUi theright. A thirdcalling
i indue)(Djvison. I ! nudewasobservedforfiveminufsaoddid OOIdisplayuntil
Harding, 198?; Heyw el aL 1590; Wfraei & McDonald anothei nude called one metre jway. It immediately l^egan
ic.>Sd).Allotthesespecie:;arediurnalandlive I dj aidfoicsi displayingwithbothrearlegsindiemarinet ile-scribed above
streams. This Ltd Hey--, i aJ I l"-'" tl mggftW thai visual ThesedisplaysWtre observedb) moonlight.
dispolapyssemtioghntoibisy IstSIreIonIitsliUdBc envi'ro*nlments where*IovJo1catlo 22tIO.ihtoourniai.fraillla.xy.iObmsetrhveavtiicoinnistyweorfeBrma;yisdcCkb,etnwoeretnhe2r1n:N.W
MjiuiiK arc difficult to hear,and may holes* risky lor frugal underwell-moonlitconditions. The iHNtacitoa waa l-ctweeti
that have easy access hi a safe refuge Thcif also noted acalling malepefchwd 50cfn aboveThewaterandasatellite,
iiio!ihol gicel similaritiesbetweenIhlodex 'tsperusami ih»- non calling mate, inhtollj perched 35cm away. Tnt Call us
Australian hylidUtorianantwlis,and<|nr-.iioned whcthci /. null-beganjrapidclickinp.encountercall,whmapproached
i>,/^k>//v;iIm> cuigi plays. tronibehindbythesecondmale. A Wre^tlinfitmui ciixnedfor
Inthis nuts wis confirm rhni .' nunnoik doesexhibit Fnot- approximately one minuteduringwhichthefirstmalecalled
flaggingdisplays, anddescribe visual displ i1 - Olhfci Continuously andendedwith the second malesitting behind
Ausiialt.iM fries* include the first records of i.trig the same direction as the Gfifl ibOtf rOcm lower
man] foot-flaggingandfout-JlaggingiMaplaysexhibited on Qu -ui branch The Rrsi male then foot-flagged by
in- ld« R i.untutest environment. I'ieM observations were .ilu:inniel> extciiding rear legs, starting with a stretch gitf
emrandNeeiwr USsoeuWtth\Watrloepsi,csboeftwneoretnhMearinc(l.>i'bI989hftd Mrn.dminhn1o9r9t2h.- awant)tlmsatnhdesilnotcwilaylnriesotvinng^pCoAsCiDtiloeng.lTlhnfotugwhaQshrteCpkewatOetddsaercvelnQ
Lilorw wiiimaeulata: Three males wet i d»- limes,endingwhenthesecondmaleleapedaway Therental
prlaauydiOnTjCcSlon\TmroesnmsyinroMctksSpnec\ciNtaotiBoinratlhdKaiyrk.CkO,bsaenrvautpiloann:d: ing male resumed calling lom minute* huei No specieIs
were made over a 15 minute period beghuttna, 01 I HJOh on repTohretedhyhleiidehs;pieschinesghrdeypocrotleodurheedrewethobJeTxUhjibbiettwfoeoetnftlhaegtgoiensg.
a<tf1|>u0nsnr.eutiJhte.vepPeprer0etdmrieOpcntaenlrneedpilamcanaundlbleeaoewrmxishttliohoIbtwtitulhhtyeeeadwbtraoaode;fdisceyeodsua1atn1ismtditecrrediatcigpccsiuhpudtellndayd.rye,vIitminobtanrhii-caecgtenerledwetnarlipef1tattoFnoitoloi pbttohreeehastaptevrrniaeccosteuercnoocfnnendEpeoemafclaljlrfeinfvaOac,clIfhmeainarvrlniaealsa'e',oa.iiaDsbcioetsliepavntleeaodyabsnsmdewarelavlerleseduosdnoetilsyvpioloncaahafysleieivnsrgavi.stotidoiinhnsc
icar loot A third unilc pciUied within $0cm then disp Ihe functionalsignificance;or fool-flaegUlBappCOlS t<» be
vigorously more than a dozen limes, with no apparent se.- relatedmore lomale-male aggression ilian [0connslup Pre-
injnuiconocicco^la'luhsecro,i'stelviecrtawlnwrieVcsttlTihnegnbo*uftosl;laonwdedspoireardtcsofleaf* <:].v-ri.irjAylhrcerpoihr:tiend.1dicaoputrAt^sfhlilplfv(aujnacltsioonp.rMovoeretoihnvaevsetiagnataigognrsesol-
t- al "- j I'' ItSpCfBOd apji '' **!) 'c' frogbehaviour may reveal a greatti lli\-tsiiy ol vlguaJ dlS
ii imj!: fte display; were initiated. All ofthe nudes plays than pa-vioitsly suspected rai msaxeft-
calledcom noousJ) duringihese bouw. niiijed in determine the cffocl oflight intensity (moonlight)
l.iUUtreginenaaqnunau,r,tii>;iusim.Obi'sVe'irsvuaamtl,,i.odniss,,pw,l.earyesmwaedreeoiivneirtmiaaatitenwdtoa!hi•;on•eudra I>nKV.tSMVOclDodi.ns.ap.lluladcydsahnSyOdAnRAofctgKurin:iduaila:lsmyKAaIcat8sis7viJes5tfe2rdo8g4[spa.nthdeAOJdd8.WJS?S
h |)l nuh- when a loCOJld mate WAS placed into the same toK.Alford.andagrantfromdieWetTropicsWorldHeritage
aquarium. EnitnsdiaJ followingthe tolrOdncuon, ihc resi- \gencv. C. lam upported b> an Australian K>st
dent malecalledvigorouslyasheappro intruder,anil gravln i ftei ..in.h Award*
xtended the right fCHT leg QUI and bftclf In an arc, literatureCited
slepgretaoditnhegtshiedetooelsttoherebvoedayl thTehiwsebdbiisnplga,ybewf#orerreepelautmeidngcoInh-c TheSarawa\kMuseurm.,Jourrangaldl33p:lay1s77i-n17B8o.m n I i e
Ei ' the dtiasipnlabyacwkalsugrseiunnittiilattehdeaianothrundfelrieretthreeaItnetdruidnetio , fdIi'nogvj.KBiAologIi9cJa2l,SCoocuirettsyhoifpWdaisshpilanygtionna95B.or6n2e1a-n624frog.
awinpahpUv-etiea-omrtrnehilediai-rVrdthifaserploolncetauLylslaue:afgtAsTm&hiirOnieeieainuhmuaaavvlrecepseIarwb?oevcneomotlmhe)Wv.TehVdeeaiddntdihineapsHlieamylildlllal£ar Winte2Nroe.ol\lsJvoognmii,a.M,iC3cRJ1DaEon,tn:,am1l9-Ad94,0Si.Kq.FdRra-oCg1rs9uRz6o,.fECBuAonrgUaecl,eliaa:P.eTihaAeortqloua,indvOo.ostLtdh&ee
uloiUjrahafboalstrennrainthevicinityoI'MtFinnigan,north- cloud. AustndhUl Natural History 22:3943.
ernQueensland,Allobservation!weremao>alniyiubetween
22OQafld2330Ofl II ' VM Alto.vohcdittieracuonsbetwcen Sstphen J. fticharibi Zaafagy Department, James Cook
Cailingmales.Thefirstmale wasperchedonaleafataheight University. Townxvilte, Queensland 4H1i, Australia:
MianJfacinganothercallingmale40cmaway.TheIirst Chrlstttn /amfttfi DepGrunvtii of Zootomy, Untwrsty qf
waved its from right fool twice in on arc ovei its headi Queensland, Queensland4072. Australia;2)April, 1992,
