Nine new species of microhylid frogs from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea (Anura, Microhylidae)

Vertebrate Zoology

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Rainer Günther¹  Stephen Richards³  Chris Dahl⁴ 

[1] Museum für Naturkunde;Berlin Museum;Herpetology Department, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, and Conservation International;New Guinea Binatang Research Center, Madang, Papua New Guinea and University of South Bohemia and Biology Center of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

关键词: Amphibia;    Anura;    Microhylidae;    Austrochaperina;    Cophixalus;    Copiula;    Hylophorbus;    Oreophryne;    Xenorhina;    new species;    Papua New Guinea.;   

DOI  :  10.3897/vz.64.e31463

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Pensoft

【 摘 要 】

We describe nine new species of microhylid frogs in the genera Austrochaperina, Cophixalus, Copiula, Hylophorbus, Oreophryne and Xenorhina from the Muller Range in western Papua New Guinea. Each of the new species differs from congeners by a suite of morphological and acoustic characters. The discovery of so many new species during a survey of short duration (three weeks) and limited geographical coverage suggests that many additional species remain to be detected within this poorly known mountainous region.

【 授权许可】

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