Taxonavigation

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Asterophryinae
Genus: Cophixalus
Species: Cophixalus salawatiensis

Name

Cophixalus salawatiensis Günther et al., 2015

ZooBank: D0A2D523-7D80-493A-A120-5E3C8B588A28

Holotype: MZB Amph.12165 (FN: SJR 7797), adult male.

Type locality: Weybya camp, Salawati Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia (00°57.383’S, 130°47.060’E on 27/06/2005 by S. Richards, B. Tjaturadi and K. Krey.

Paratypes: MZB Amph.12157 (FN: SJR 7731), MZB Amph.12159 (FN: 7756), MZB Amph.12161 (FN: SJR 7755), MZB Amph.12162 (FN: SJR 7730), MZB Amph.12166 (FN: SJR 7757), MZB Amph.12167 (FN: 7772), MZB Amph.12168 (FN: 7760), MZB Amph.12170 (FN: SJR 7795), and MZB Amph.12171 (FN: SJR 7796), same data as for holotype, collected between 24-27/06/2005. All specimens are adult males and MZB Amph.12166 is considered a hermaphrodite.

Etymology: refers to Salawati Island, where the species occurs.

References

• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., Tjaturadi, B., Krey, K. 2015. Two new species of the genus Cophixalus from the Raja Ampat Islands west of New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 91(2): 199-213. DOI: 10.3897/zse.91.5411 . Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Hassler, M. {{{1}}}. Cophixalus salawatiensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. {{{1}}}. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• Cophixalus salawatiensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cophixalus salawatiensis.
• ION

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