Agradecimentos: This work was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP #2016/25358-3; #2019/ 03170-0); the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq #300896/2016-6; CNPq #140874/2019-4); and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate...

Agradecimentos: This work was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP #2016/25358-3; #2019/ 03170-0); the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq #300896/2016-6; CNPq #140874/2019-4); and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES #001)

Anuran sound archives allow monitoring populations, studying animal communication, evolution, taxonomy, and natural history, besides evaluating historical events through the preservation of sound recordings. However, some of these materials are being lost because they are not deposited in archives....

Anuran sound archives allow monitoring populations, studying animal communication, evolution, taxonomy, and natural history, besides evaluating historical events through the preservation of sound recordings. However, some of these materials are being lost because they are not deposited in archives. Thus, we investigated the percentage of herpetologists that do not deposit their recordings, their reason not to do so, and the number of recordings and financial funding lost. We observed that nearly 80% of herpetologists do not catalogue the sounds they collect, resulting in the loss of over six million dollars, only in Brazil, over the past decades. The main reasons for not cataloguing such records were lack of time, lack of expertise in cataloguing procedures, and the belief that it is not necessary. Over the past 18 years, the number of studies in which recordings were deposited increased; however, they never accounted for more than 50% of the total amount of studies. Leaving audiovisual files out of sound archives hinders public access, impairs scientific progress and increases the loss of information probability. Besides, as most of the bioacoustics studies are funded by taxpayer money (in Brazil), depositing recordings is also essential considering the proper allocation of public resources

FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESP

2016/25358-3; 2019/ 03170-0

COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIOR - CAPES

001

CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO - CNPQ

300896/2016-6; 140874/2019-4

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