Choerophryne epirrhina
| Choerophryne epirrhina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Choerophryne |
| Species: | C. epirrhina
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| Binomial name | |
| Choerophryne epirrhina Iannella, Oliver and Richards, 2015
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Choerophryne epirrhina is a small (14.9-15.0 mm), little-known species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the northern side of the central cordillera of Papua New Guinea, at altitudes of around 850m. Choerophryne epirrhina has an elongated snout and advertisement call of 3-4 pulsed notes in long repeated sequences. Males can be found calling from within leaf litter after rain at night.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Iannella, A., Oliver, P. and Richards, S. (2015) "Two new species of Choerophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from the northern versant of Papua New Guinea's central cordillera." Zootaxa 4058 (3) : 332-340.