Oreophryne aurora

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: Oreophryne
Species: Oreophryne aurora

Name

• Oreophryne aurora Kraus, 2016: 52.

Holotype: BPBM 20521 (field tag FK 9964), adult ♂, collected by G. Shea and local collectors on 1 May 2004.

Type locality: “Damunu, Rossel Island, 11.3635° S, 154.0024° E, 40 m a.s.l., Louisiade Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.”

Paratypes: (n = 12) Rossel Island, Louisiade Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

• • BPBM 20522, locality data as holotype.
  • BPBM 20523–24, BPBM 25266–68, Cheme, 11.3216° S, 154.2438° E, 5 m a.s.l.
  • BPBM 20525–28, Jinjo, 11.3164° S,154.2363° E, 10 m a.s.l.
  • BPBM 20529, Gobubob, 11.3339° S, 154.2233° E, 275 m a.s.l.
  • BPBM 20530, Vieli, 11.3351° S, 154.2246° E, 235 m a.s.l.

References

Primary references

• Kraus, F. 2016. Ten new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4195(1): 1–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4195.1.1. Reference page.