Cophixalus salawatiensis

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 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
Cophixalus salawatiensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cophixalus salawatiensis.
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