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Choerophryne tubercula

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Choerophryne tubercula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Choerophryne
Species:
C. tubercula
Binomial name
Choerophryne tubercula
(Richards [fr], Johnston, and Burton, 1992)
Synonyms[2]

Cophixalus tuberculus Richards, Johnston, and Burton, 1992
Albericus tuberculus (Richards, Johnston, and Burton, 1992)

Choerophryne tubercula is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and known from scattered locations in the New Guinea Highlands.[1][2] However, the species is likely to occur also in the Indonesian part of New Guinea.[2] Common name warty rainforest ground frog has been coined for it.[2]

Description

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Adults measure 14–18 mm (0.55–0.71 in) in snout–urostyle length. Skin is warty. The dorsal ground colour is variable and ranges from pale fawn to very dark brown. Some individuals have a light mid-dorsal line and most have a dark hour-glass mark commencing between the eyes. The iris is gold with dark marks.[3]

The male advertisement call is a series of nasal squeaks. Each note lasts 250–350 ms.[3]

Habitat and conservation

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Its natural habitats are lower montane rainforests at elevations of 1,000–1,900 m (3,300–6,200 ft) above sea level. It also occurs in disturbed forest habitats. No significant threats affecting this locally abundant species that can tolerate some habitat modification are known.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Choerophryne tubercula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T170913775A152548313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T170913775A152548313.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Choerophryne tubercula (Richards, Johnston, and Burton, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b Menzies, J. I. (1999). "A study of Albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) of New Guinea". Australian Journal of Zoology. 47 (4): 327–360. doi:10.1071/ZO99003.