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Austrochaperina species 3 |
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Family : MICROHYLIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : At least 20 mm (based on this
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Specimen 2
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Sighting Details :
Date :
January 2007
Location :
Western Province, PNG
Elevation :
600 metres
Habitat :
In cleared ground, adjacent to primary
forest.
Size (snout-to-vent) :
Approx 20 mm
Call :
Quiet, plaintive 'eow, eow, eow, eow, eow'
: 5 or so calls over 2 seconds.
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Specimen 1
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Sighting Details :
Date :
December 2006
Location :
Western Province, PNG
Elevation :
600 metres
Habitat :
Found in muddy hole in cleared area.
Size (snout-to-vent) :
20 mm
Call :
Not heard.
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References :
Menzies, J., undated. Handbook of Common New Guinea Frogs. Wau Ecology
Institute (Handbook No. 1).
Menzies, J., 2006 The Frogs of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Pensoft Publishers
Richards, S., 2002. An illustrated field guide to the Frogs of the
Kikori River Basin. A report to WWF-PNG.
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