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Wildlife surveys have a critical role in many conservation efforts. For anuran amphibians this frequently involves monitoring breeding pools for calling males (Knutson et al. 1999; Corn et al. 2000; Nelson and Graves 2004; Pellet and Schmidt 2005). Monitoring is often accomplished through the use of automated recording systems (ARS) which can collect data throughout the breeding season without the continual presence of a researcher (Peterson and Dorcas 1992, 1994). Although multiple studies have been published on the effects that temperature, rainfall, time of day, and other abiotic factors have on anuran calling behavior, relatively few have reported the calling patterns of large, complex anuran communities throughout the breeding season (Mohr and Dorcas 1999; Bridges and Dorcas 2000; Ossen and Wassersug 2002; Saenz et al. 2006; Steelman and Dorcas 2010). Studying the entire community can, however, reveal a wealth of information about how weather and time of year affect the breeding patterns of different species. Understanding the entire community can also aid conservation efforts because different species may not respond identically ABSTRACT: Wildlife surveys have a critical role in conservation efforts and the collection of life history data. For anuran amphibians these surveys often focus on calling males. In order to further our understanding of anuran ecology, we used automated recording systems to monitor the calling activities of the anuran communities at two beaver-formed lakes and one cattle pond in southeastern Oklahoma. We documented 14 anuran species between 5 February and 28 April 2012. Temperature had a significant effect on the calling patterns of Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toads (Gastrophryne carolinensis), Green Treefrogs (Hyla cinerea), Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor), Southern Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates areolatus areolatus), and Cajun Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris fouquettei). Temperature did not have a significant effect on the calling patterns of Dwarf American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi), American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus), or Green Frogs (Lithobates clamitans). There was not a significant relationship between rainfall and calling for L. a. areolatus. The presence of several of these species, including L. a. areolatus and Hurter’s Spadefoots (Scaphiopus hurterii) was unusual because these anurans typically breed in ephemeral, fishless pools, but the beaver lakes are permanent and sustain populations of carnivorous fishes.

CHORUSING PATTERNS OF A DIVERSE ANURAN COMMUNITY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOUTHERN CRAWFISH FROGS (LITHOBATES AREOLATUS AREOLATUS)