Cophixalus bewaniensis

Cophixalus bewaniensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Mount Menawa in the Bewani Mountains, West Sepik Province, mainland Papua New Guinea.[3] The specific name refers to its type locality.[2]

Cophixalus bewaniensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Cophixalus
Species:
C. bewaniensis
Binomial name
Cophixalus bewaniensis
Kraus and Allison, 2000[2]
Cophixalus bewaniensis is only known from the Bewani Mountains in Papua New Guinea

Description

The type series consists of two adult males measuring 15 and 17 mm (0.6 and 0.7 in) in snout–vent length.[2] No other specimens are known.[1] The snout is truncate. The tympanum is very indistinct and there is a weak supratympanic fold. The eyes are moderately large. The fingers and the toes bear small discs, except for the first finger that is greatly reduced and lacks a disc. The first toe is also reduced but bears a tiny disc. No webbing is present. The dorsum has reddish-tan ground color. There is a large, black blotch behind the forearm.[2]

Habitat and conservation

The types were found among shrubs in closed-canopy rainforest at 950 m (3,120 ft) above sea level.[1][2] There are no known threats to this little known species. The type locality is outside protected areas.[1]

References
  1. Richards, S. & Allison, A. (2004). "Cophixalus bewaniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57773A11682403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57773A11682403.en. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. Kraus, Fred & Allison, Allen (2000). "Two new species of Cophixalus from New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology. 34 (4): 535–541. doi:10.2307/1565268. JSTOR 1565268.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Cophixalus bewaniensis Kraus and Allison, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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