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Pengilleyia darlingtoni - Darlington's Madang Treefrog
 
 
Family : PELODRYADIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) :  Up to 60 mm
 

 

 

 

Example 1
  


Sighting Details :

Date : May 2010
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation :1680 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : Female 50 mm, male 35 mm
Habitat : Adjacent to temporary pool in predominantly karst limestone region.

 




Example 2 
  


Sighting Details :

Date : May 2010
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 1680 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : 40 mm
Call : Quiet rattle, 2 or 3 seconds.
Habitat : Adjacent to temporary pool in predominantly karst limestone region

 

Example 3
  


Sighting Details :

Date : January 2002
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 1400 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : Approx 55 mm
Call : A loud, machine-gun like rattle, lasting around three seconds.
Habitat : Adjacent to man-made pool, near primary forest.



References :

Amphibians Of The World - Pengilleyia darlingtoni

Donnellan, S. C., Mahony, M. J., Esquerr�, D., Brennan, I. G., Price, L. C., Lemmon, A., ... & Richards, S. J. (2025). Phylogenomics informs a generic revision of the Australo-Papuan treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 204(2), zlaf015.

Menzies, J., 1975. 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.