Oreophryne rookmaakeri

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Oreophryne rookmaakeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Oreophryne
Species:
O. rookmaakeri
Binomial name
Oreophryne rookmaakeri
Mertens, 1927

Oreophryne rookmaakeri is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the island of Flores, Indonesia. [1] [2] The specific name rookmaakeri honours Hendrik Roelof Rookmaaker, a Dutch colonial administrator who was resident on Flores. [3] Common name Flores cross frog has been coined for this species. [1] [2] [3]

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Distribution

The type locality is "Rana Mese" in western Flores, [2] although the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species maps it further east on the island. [1]

Description

One paratype, held at the Bogor Zoology Museum, measures about 26 mm (1.0 in) in snout–vent length. [4] Another paratype at the Museum of Comparative Zoology measures about 30 mm (1.2 in) in snout–vent length. [5]

Habitat and conservation

Oreophryne rookmaakeri occurs in tropical dry forest and shrubland [1] at elevations of 900–1,200 m (3,000–3,900 ft) above sea level. [2] It lives in bushes and trees. Presumably, it lays its eggs on the ground and the eggs develop directly to froglets, without free-living larval stage. [1]

There is little specific information on threats to this species, but it would probably be suffer from extensive habitat loss. It is not known to occur in any protected area. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Oreophryne rookmaakeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T57929A96300363. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57929A96300363.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Oreophryne rookmaakeri Mertens, 1927". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 183. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.
  4. ↑ "Paratype Microhylidae". Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "MCZ Herp A-15816 Oreophryne rookmaakeri". VertNet. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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