Choerophryne longirostris

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Anura 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Asterophryinae
Genus: Choerophryne
Species: Choerophryne longirostris

Name

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Holotype: BPBM 13813 (field tag AA 11764), adult ♂, collected by A. Allison on 23 September 1986.
Type locality: "southern slopes of Mt. Menawa, 8.5 km N, 13 km E of Utai Aerodrome, vicinity of Agpo Creek, 3.312° S, 141.700° E, 950 m elevation, Bewani Mountains, Sandun (formerly West Sepik) Province, Papua New Guinea".
Paratypes: (n = 5) Mt. Menawa, Bewani Mts., Sandaun (formerly West Sepik) Province, Papua New Guinea.
    • BPBM 13809–12, adult ♂♂, same data as holotype.
    • BPBM 13814, adult ♂, S slopes of Mt. Menawa, 8.5 km N, 14 km E of Utai Aerodrome, Agpo Creek, 3.309° S, 141.709° E, 12p00 m a.s.l., collected 22 October 1986.


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Vernacular names

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English: Menawa Mountain Frogs