Cophixalus caverniphilus

Cophixalus caverniphilus (paratype)

Taxonavigation

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: Cophixalus
Species: Cophixalus caverniphilus

Name

Cophixalus caverniphilus Kraus & Allison, 2009: 59.

Holotype: BPBM 33748 (field tag FK 13180), collected by F. Kraus on 5 April 2009.

Type locality: "Mt Paramo, Muller Range, 5.64728°S, 142.63941°E, 1781 m, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea".

Paratypes: (n = 48) Muller Range, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

• • BPBM 33707, E slope Mt. Itukua, Muller Range, 5.66954°S, 142.62334°E, 2177 m, 20 March 2009.
  • BPBM 3708–40, PNGNM 24101–07, Mt. Paramo, Muller Range, 5.64791°S, 142.63663°E, 1780 m, 22 March 2009.
  • BPBM 33741–43, Kunida, 5.64°S, 142.63°E, 1700–1800 m, 23 March 2009.
  • BPBM 33744–46, same data as BPBM 33707, except collected 30 March 2009.
  • BPBM 33747, same data as holotype, except collected 4 April 2009.

References

• Kraus, F.; Allison, A. 2009: New microhylid frogs from the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys, 26: 53–76. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.26.258