Choerophryne grylloides
| Choerophryne grylloides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Choerophryne |
| Species: | C. grylloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Choerophryne grylloides Iannella, Oliver and Richards, 2015 | |
Choerophryne grylloides is a tiny (12.5 mm long), species of frog in the Microhylidae family, known from just two specimens. It is endemic to the northern side of the central cordillera of Papua New Guinea, at altitudes of around 440-900 m a.s.l. Choerophryne epirrhina has an elongated snout and high pitched advertisement call of 4-5 pulsed notes, the last of which has many more pulses than the previous notes, giving it a cricket-like sound. This call gives rise to the name grylloides which comes from the latin gryllus - meaning cricket. [1]
References
- ↑ Iannella, A., Oliver, P. and Richards, S. (2015) "Two new species of Choerophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from the northern versant of Papua New Guinea's central cordillera." Zootaxa 4058 (3) : 332-340.
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