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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Oreophryne
species 5 |
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Family : MICROHYLIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : Up to 25 mm |
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Specimen 1
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Sighting Details :
Date :
June 2009
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation :
1100 metres
Habitat :
On secondary growth next to primary forest.
Size (snout-to-vent) :
20 mm
Call :
A repetitive peeping call comprising
around 3 peeps per second, and a total 7 to 13 peeps.
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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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