Copiula derongo
Copiula derongo is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and found in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[1][2] The specific name derongo refers to its type locality, the village of Derongo in the Western Province (Papua New Guinea).[3] Based on molecular evidence, it was transferred from Austrochaperina to Copiula in 2016.[2][4]
| Copiula derongo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Copiula |
| Species: | C. derongo |
| Binomial name | |
| Copiula derongo (Zweifel, 2000) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Austrochaperina derongo Zweifel, 2000[3] | |
Description
Males measure up to 37 mm (1.5 in) and females up to 50 mm (2.0 in) in snout–vent length, although the maximum size varies geographically. The dorsal ground colour is olive to reddish brown, sometimes with dark speckles. In most males (and in some females) the tip of the snout is much paler than the rest of the head. The eyes are small and the tympanum is obscure.[3]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are tropical forests. It breeds in mud cavities. It is locally common and occurs in remote areas with little human influence, and is therefore not considered threatened.[1]
References
- Richards, S. & Bickford, D. (2016). "Austrochaperina derongo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57690A91486627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57690A91486627.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Copiula derongo (Zweifel, 2000)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- 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.
- Peloso, Pedro L.V.; Frost, Darrel R.; Richards, Stephen J.; Rodrigues, Miguel T.; Donnellan, Stephen; Matsui, Masafumi; Raxworthy, Cristopher J.; Biju, S.D.; Lemmon, Emily Moriarty; Lemmon, Alan R. & Wheeler, Ward C. (2016). "The impact of anchored phylogenomics and taxon sampling on phylogenetic inference in narrow-mouthed frogs (Anura, Microhylidae)". Cladistics. 32 (2): 113–140. doi:10.1111/cla.12118.