Oreophryne minuta
| Oreophryne minuta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Oreophryne |
| Species: | O. minuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreophryne minuta | |
Oreophryne minuta is a species of
type locality in the Derewo River basin, in the mountains to the southeast of Cenderawasih Bay.[3] It is a very small frog (maximum size 11.5 mm (0.5 in)), and at the time of species description, the smallest Oreophryne species.[2]
Description
Adult males in the
dorsum has scattered low tubercles forming an hourglass pattern. There are two distinctly larger tubercles on the mid-dorsum behind eyes. Alcohol-preserved specimens are pale brown to brown and have a dark band running from the tip of the snout through the eye, becoming a patchy lateral band.[2]
The male advertisement call consists of a series of distinctly pulsed, rapidly repeated notes lasting about 1–3 seconds and repeat at a rate of 6 s−1. The dominant frequency is about 6900–7500 Hz.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Oreophryne minuta is known from montane tropical rainforest at about 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
above sea level. The types were collected from an extremely wet, boulder-filled gully. They were calling at night from within thick clumps of moss that covered the boulders and low tree branches, none higher than 2 m (7 ft) above the ground.[1][2]
Threats to this species are unknown. It is not known to occur in any protected areas.[1]
Oreophryne minuta is only known from the Derewo River basin, Western New Guinea
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Richards, S. J. & Iskandar, D. T. (2000). "A new minute Oreophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from the mountains of Irian Jaya, Indonesia". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 48: 257–262.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Oreophryne minuta Richards and Iskandar, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 April 2018.