Hylophorbus rufescens

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Hylophorbus rufescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Hylophorbus
Species:
H. rufescens
Binomial name
Hylophorbus rufescens
Macleay, 1878
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Synonyms [2]
  • Metopostira ocellata Méhely, 1901
  • Metopostira macra Van Kampen, 1906
  • Hylophorbus ocellatus (Méhely, 1901)
  • Phrynomantis ocellatus (Méhely, 1901)
  • Phrynomantis rufescens (Macleay, 1878)
  • Asterophrys rufescens (Macleay, 1878)

Hylophorbus rufescens is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and some nearby islands, and occurs in both West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Common name red Mawatta frog has been coined for it. [2]

Three subspecies are recognized: [2]

However, it is a species complex that is not yet fully resolved. [1] [2] Because of continual uncertainties with delimitation of this species, its range cannot be determined accurately. [1]

The Fergusson Island form, which may be distinct from H. rufescens proper, is infected by the nematode Moaciria moraveci . [3]

Hylophorbus rufescens is a terrestrial frog living on the forest floor in tropical rainforests at elevations up to 3,570 m (11,710 ft) above sea level. It is nocturnal.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hylophorbus rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T57827A152550734. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57827A152550734.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Hylophorbus rufescens Macleay, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. Bursey, Charles; Goldberg, Stephen & Kraus, Fred (2007). "A new species of Moaciria (Nematoda, Heterakidae) and other helminths in the red Mawatta frog, Hylophorbus cf. rufescens (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea". Acta Parasitologica. 52 (3): 233–237. doi: 10.2478/s11686-007-0027-y .