Cophixalus bewaniensis

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Cophixalus bewaniensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Cophixalus
Species:
C. bewaniensis
Binomial name
Cophixalus bewaniensis
Kraus  [ fr ] and Allison, 2000 [2]
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Cophixalus bewaniensis is only known from the Bewani Mountains in Papua New Guinea

Cophixalus bewaniensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Mount Menawa in the Bewani Mountains, West Sepik Province, mainland Papua New Guinea. [3] The specific name refers to its type locality. [2]

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Description

The type series consists of two adult males measuring 15 and 17 mm (0.6 and 0.7 in) in snout–vent length. [2] No other specimens are known. [1] The snout is truncate. The tympanum is very indistinct and there is a weak supratympanic fold. The eyes are moderately large. The fingers and the toes bear small discs, except for the first finger that is greatly reduced and lacks a disc. The first toe is also reduced but bears a tiny disc. No webbing is present. The dorsum has reddish-tan ground color. There is a large, black blotch behind the forearm. [2]

Habitat and conservation

The types were found among shrubs in closed-canopy rainforest at 950 m (3,120 ft) above sea level. [1] [2] There are no known threats to this little known species. The type locality is outside protected areas. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Cophixalus bewaniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T57773A152549814. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57773A152549814.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kraus, Fred & Allison, Allen (2000). "Two new species of Cophixalus from New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology. 34 (4): 535–541. doi:10.2307/1565268. JSTOR   1565268.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Cophixalus bewaniensis Kraus and Allison, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 December 2018.