Cophixalus salawatiensis

Cophixalus salawatiensis

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: Cophixalus
Species: Cophixalus salawatiensis

Name

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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.

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