Data from: Reproductive phenology of the tomato frog, Dyscophus antongili, in an urban pond of Madagascar's east coast

Based on daily monitoring around an urban pond in the coastal town of Maroantsetra, from 2003-2011, we provide an analysis of the yearly reproductive activity of the tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii), a large-sized and prominent red-coloured microhylid frog from north-eastern Madagascar. Frogs were observed all year round but despite the lack of limited climatic seasonality in the region it was possible to observe a high activity period between January-May and a lower activity period between June-December. Freshly laid eggs were found in all months except November, and with highest incidence between January and May, while calling was heard in all months. We found a positive correlation between daily adult counts and minimum air temperature. On the contrary rainfall did not significantly predict activity, although boosts of calling and egg-laying especially in the austral winter were observed after heavy rainfall events. We define D. antongilii in Maroantsetra as a sporadic wet season breeder that reproduces at irregular intervals following heavy rain events.本数据集基于2003年至2011年对沿海城镇马南扎里（Maroantsetra）一处城市池塘周边的日常监测，针对番茄蛙（Dyscophus antongilii）的年度繁殖活动展开分析。该物种为马达加斯加东北部特有的大型标志性红色姬蛙科蛙类。研究对象全年均有观测记录，尽管该区域气候季节性并不显著，仍可观测到1月至5月的活动高峰期与6月至12月的活动低谷期。研究人员在除11月外的所有月份均发现了新鲜产卵记录，且产卵高发期同样集中在1月至5月；而雄性鸣唱行为则在全年各月均有观测记录。本研究发现，每日成蛙计数与最低气温呈显著正相关。与之相反，降雨量并未显著预测蛙类活动水平，尽管在强降雨事件后，尤其是南半球冬季期间，观测到了鸣唱与产卵行为的显著激增。我们将马南扎里地区的D. antongilii定义为偶发性湿季繁殖类群，其会在强降雨事件后以不规则间隔开展繁殖活动。