Austrochaperina aquilonia

Austrochaperina aquilonia is a species of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the Sandaun Province, north-western Papua New Guinea. It is only known from two nearby locations in the Torricelli Mountains: Mount Somoro (type locality) and from the village of Wilbeite.[1][2][3] The specific name aquilonia is a Latin adjective meaning "northern" and refers to the range of this species in the north coast mountains of New Guinea.[2]

Range of Austrochaperina aquilonia in north-western Papua New Guinea
Range of Austrochaperina aquilonia in north-western Papua New Guinea
Known range of Austrochaperina aquilonia in New Guinea

Austrochaperina aquilonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Austrochaperina
Species:
A. aquilonia
Binomial name
Austrochaperina aquilonia

Description

Austrochaperina aquilonia is only known from two specimens, both adult males: the holotype (collected by Jared Diamond) measuring 31 mm (1.2 in) in snout–vent length, and the paratype (collected by Tim Flannery) measuring 23 mm (0.91 in). It is a relatively slender-bodied species with a bluntly pointed snout. The hands are relatively small and have small finger discs. The toes are unwebbed. The dorsum is pale graybrown with darker brown irregular spotting and mottling.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Habitat data are missing[2] but Austrochaperina aquilonia is believed to be a forest inhabitant. The specimens were collected somewhere between 730 and 1,420 m (2,400 and 4,660 ft) above sea level.[1] There are no known threats to this little known species.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Austrochaperina aquilonia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57685A152548492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57685A152548492.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Zweifel, R. G. (2000). "Partition of the Australopapuan microhylid frog genus Sphenophryne with descriptions of new species". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 253: 1–130. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)253<0001:POTAMF>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/1600.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Austrochaperina aquilonia Zweifel, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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