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Austrochaperina species 5 |
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Family : MICROHYLIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : At least 29 mm (based on this
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Specimen 1
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Sighting Details :
Date :
March 2010
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation :
1300 metres
Habitat :
In cleared area, adjacent to primary
forest.
Size (snout-to-vent) :
29 mm
Call :
Not heard.
Notes :
This specimen is a gravid female. It
may be a female of Austrochaperina sp. 1,
though the dark mottling on this specimen appears far more intense in
comparison.
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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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