Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis

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 hinchinbrookensis

Name

Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis Hoskin, 2012

Holotype: QMJ 44166, male.

Type locality: Upper Gayundah Ck, Hinchinbrook Island (18°22′S, 146°15′E, elevation 850 m), north-east Queensland, G. B. Monteith and D. J. Cook, 11 November 1984.

Paratypes:

• QMJ 44163, QMJ 44164, QMJ 44231, upper Gayundah Ck, Hinchinbrook Island (18°22′S, 146°15′E, elevation 850 m).
• QMJ 76065, near Mt Diamantina, Hinchinbrook Island (18°25′34S, 146°17′23″E, elevation 750 m).
• QMJ 76066, summit Mt Bowen, Hinchinbrook Island (18°21′31″S, 146°15′55″E, elevation 1100 m).
• QMJ 76067, near Mt Diamantina, Hinchinbrook Island (18°24′48″S, 146°16′55″E, elevation 740 m).

References

• Hoskin C.J. 2012: Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from the Australian wet tropics region, and redescription of Cophixalus ornatus. Zootaxa, 3271: 1–16. [1]

Vernacular names

English: Hinchinbrook Island Nursery-frog