Cornufer adiastolus

Last updated

Cornufer adiastolus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Cornufer
Species:
C. adiastolus
Binomial name
Cornufer adiastolus
(Brown, Richards, Sukumaran, and Foufopoulos, 2006)
Synonyms [2]
  • Platymantis adiastola Brown, Richards, Sukumaran, and Foufopoulos, 2006
  • Platymantis adiastolus Frost, 2008
  • Cornufer (Aenigmanura) adiastolus Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015

Cornufer adiastolus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae, endemic to New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea. Scientists first observed this frog in the Wanui River Valley, 310 meters above sea level. [2] [3] [1]

Original description

Related Research Articles

<i>Platymantis</i> Genus of amphibians

Platymantis is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. They are commonly known as wrinkled ground frogs, ground frogs, and forest frogs.

Cornufer guppyi is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. The species is named after British surgeon Henry B. Guppy who collected the holotype from the Shortland Islands. It is found in New Britain Island and in the Solomon Islands archipelago, where it is widespread, though it is missing from Makira island.

Cornufer malukuna, commonly known as the Malukuna webbed frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. The specific name malukuna refers to its type locality, Malukuna.

<i>Cornufer heffernani</i> Species of amphibian

Cornufer heffernani, sometimes known as the Solomon Island palm frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago where it can be found in at least Buka and Bougainville Islands of Papua New Guinea and Choiseul and Santa Isabel Islands of the Solomon Islands, but probably also more widely. The specific name heffernani honours Mr. N. S. Heffernan, who collected the type series.

Cornufer akarithymus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, on New Britain Island. It has been observed in three mountain ranges: Whiteman, Nakanai, and Baining.

Cornufer gilliardi, commonly known as Gilliard's wrinkled ground frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Whiteman Ranges of New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago. The specific name gilliardi honors Ernest Thomas Gilliard, an American ornithologist who, together with Margaret Gilliard, collected the holotype.

Cornufer macrosceles is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is only known from the Nakanai Mountains in the central part of the island. Only three specimens are known. Common name Ti wrinkled ground frog has been coined for the species.

Cornufer schmidti is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It was first described as a subspecies of Platymantis papuensis. It is the type species of the subgenus Aenigmanura within Cornufer. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, and is known from the islands of New Britain, New Ireland, and Manus; the Manus population might represent a distinct species.

<i>Cornufer</i> Genus of amphibians

Cornufer is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It has been greatly expanded by Brown, et al. (2015) to include most Australasian frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. Species are found in Melanesia and Polynesia — in Palau, Fiji, New Guinea, and in the Admiralty, Bismarck, and Solomon Islands.

Cornufer citrinospilus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, and is only known from the Nakanai Mountains of East New Britain Province. The specific name citrinospilus is derived from the Greek words kitrinos (="yellow") and pilos, in reference to the distinctive bright yellow flank areolations characteristic of this species.

Cornufer nakanaiorum is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae endemic to montane rainforests in the Nakanai Mountains on New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea.

Cornufer sulcatus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae endemic to the Nakanai Mountains on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea.

Cornufer bufonulus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Nakanai Mountains on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea.

Cornufer manus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Nakanai Mountains on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea.

Cornufer admiraltiensis is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It has been found on the Manus and Negros Islands in the Admiralty Archipelago. Scientists first found this frog near Tulu Village, 20 meters above sea level.

Cornufer latro is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae endemic to Papua New Guinea. It has been observed in the Admiralty Archipelago on the Pak, Rambutyo, Manus and Los Negros Islands. Scientists first found it near Tulu Village, 20 meters above sea level.

Cornufer parilis is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. Scientists know it exclusively from its the type locality on Isabel Island on the Solomon Islands in Papua New Guinea.

Cornufer desticans is an arboreal frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. Scientitsts have seen it in two places: Barora Island and Choiseul Island, both in the Solomon Islands. Scientists saw it between 0 and 10 meters above sea level.

Cornufer custos is a frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. Scientitsts know it exclusively from the type locality: Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.

Cornufer exedrus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae endemic to Papua New Guinea. It has been observed between 1500 and 1700 meters above sea level in the Nakanai Mountains in Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Cornufer adiastolus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T135814A150999094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T135814A150999094.en. S2CID   242959112. 135814. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Cornufur adiastolus (Brown, Richards, Sukumaran, and Foufopoulos, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. "Cornufer adiastolus (Brown, Richards, Sukumaran & Foufopoulos, 2006)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 29, 2023.