Hylophorbus rainerguentheri
Hylophorbus rainerguentheri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Genus: | Hylophorbus |
Species: | H. rainerguentheri
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Binomial name | |
Hylophorbus rainerguentheri |
Hylophorbus rainerguentheri is a frog species in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and only known from the Huon Peninsula in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][3] The specific name rainerguentheri honours Rainer Günther , a German herpetologist from the Natural History Museum, Berlin.[2][4] Common name Huon Mawatta frog has been proposed for this species.[4]
Description
Adult males measure 30–31 mm (1.2–1.2 in) in snout–vent length; females are unknown. The body is robust and broader than the head. The snout is truncate and rounded in lateral profile and truncate in dorsal view. The
The male advertisement call is a very long series of single-note calls, lasting up to two minutes. A single call lasts about 0.1 seconds. The dominant frequency is relatively low, about 1100 Hz.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Hylophorbus rainerguentheri in habits extremely wet, lower-montane rainforests at elevations of 1,100–1,830 m (3,610–6,000 ft)
Threats to this species are not known. The
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Hylophorbus rainerguentheri Richards and Oliver, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.