Austrochaperina brevipes

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Austrochaperina brevipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Austrochaperina
Species:
A. brevipes
Binomial name
Austrochaperina brevipes
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms

Liophryne brevipes Boulenger, 1897
Sphenophryne brevipes(Boulenger, 1897)

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Austrochaperina brevipes is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and known only from two localities, Mount Victoria and Myola Guest House in the Owen Stanley Range. [1] [2] Common name Victoria land frog has been suggested for it. [2]

Description

Austrochaperina brevipes is a stocky, relatively broad-headed frog. Males grow to 24 mm (0.94 in) and females 28 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length. Males appear to reach maturity at about 20 mm (0.79 in) and females at about 22 mm (0.87 in) SVL. The dorsum is reddish brown, brown, or yellowish brown. There is a yellow vertebral line. [3]

This species probably breeds through direct development. [1] A male was found attending 14 eggs, whereas a female of 22.9 mm (0.90 in) contained ten eggs. [3]

Habitat and conservation

The species' natural habitat is montane rainforest where they live in leaf litter and beneath logs. [1] [3] The threats to this poorly known species are unknown; this frog has not been seen since 1987. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Austrochaperina brevipes (Boulenger, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Zweifel, R. G. (2000). "Partition of the Australopapuan microhylid frog genus Sphenophryne with descriptions of new species". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 253: 1–130. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)253<0001:POTAMF>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/1600.