Cophixalus
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| Cophixalus | |
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| Cophixalus ornatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Genyophryninae |
| Genus: | Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 |
| Species | |
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61 species; See table.[1] | |
Cophixalus (rainforest frogs or nursery frogs) is a genus of microhylid frogs. These are arboreal species with expanded toe-pads, endemic to Moluccan Islands, New Guinea and northeastern Queensland, Australia.
Species
As of November 2013, Amphibian Species of the World assigns 61 species to Cophixalus.[1] Included in this list are also C. aimbensis and C. sisyphus which are discussed in IUCN Red List but not in Amphibian Species of the World, and the newly described C. petrophilus.
The source column gives direct links to the sources used:
- IUCN description of species at International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List categories are:
- EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the Wild
- CR - Critically Endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
- NT - Near Threatened, LC - Least Concern
- DD - Data Deficient, NE - Not Evaluated
- ASW description of species at Amphibian Species of the World.
| Binomial name and authority | Common name | Geographic range | CS | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cophixalus aenigma Hoskin, 2004 | Thornton rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland | VU | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus aimbensis Hiaso, 2002 | Aimba rainforest frog | Tagula Island, Papua New Guinea | DD | IUCN |
| Cophixalus albolineatus Kraus, 2012 | Mount Shungol, New Guinea | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus amabilis Kraus, 2012 | Woodlark Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus ateles (Boulenger, 1898) | Papua rainforest frog | Mount Obree (New Guinea, PNG); possibly widespread in south-eastern Papua New Guinea | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus australis Hoskin, 2012[2] | southern ornate nursery-frog | north-east Queensland | ASW | |
| Cophixalus balbus Günther, 2003 | Yapen rainforest frog | Yapen Island (Indonesia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus bewaniensis Kraus & Allison, 2000 | Menawa rainforest frog | Bewani Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus biroi (Méhely, 1901) | Sattelberg rainforest frog | northern New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus bombiens Zweifel, 1985 | buzzing rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland | NT | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus caverniphilus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Muller Range (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus cheesmanae Parker, 1934 | Kokoda rainforest frog | eastern Papua New Guinea | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus clapporum Kraus, 2012 | Woodlark Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus concinnus Tyler, 1979 | rattling rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | CR | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus crepitans Zweifel, 1985 | rusty rainforest frog | eastern Cape York Peninsula (Queensland, Australia) | NT | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus cryptotympanum Zweifel, 1956 | Zweifel's rainforest frog | Mount Dayman (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus cupricarenus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Rossel Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus daymani Zweifel, 1956 | Dayman rainforest frog | Mount Dayman (PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus desticans Kraus and Allison, 2009 | south-easternmost tip of New Guinea, Normanby Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus exiguus Zweifel & Parker, 1969 | Cooktown rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | NT | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis Hoskin, 2012[2] | Hinchinbrook Island nursery-frog | Hinchinbrook Island (Queensland, Australia) | ASW | |
| Cophixalus hosmeri Zweifel, 1985 | clicking rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus humicola Günther, 2006 | Waira rainforest frog | Yapen Island, northern New Guinea (Indonesia) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus infacetus Zweifel, 1985 | chocolate rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus interruptus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Morobe Province (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus iovaorum Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Mount Obree (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus kaindiensis Zweifel, 1979 | Kaindi rainforest frog | Mount Kaindi and Mount Missim (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus kethuk Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Rossel Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus kulakula Hoskin and Aland, 2011 | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus linnaeus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Bowutu Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus mcdonaldi Zweifel, 1985 | Mcdonald's rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | EN | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus melanops Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Tagula Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus misimae Richards & Oliver, 2007 | Misima rainforest frog | Misima Island (PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus monosyllabus Günther, 2010 | southern Fakfak Mountains (New Guinea, Indonesia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus montanus (Boettger, 1895) | mountain rainforest frog | Halmahera Island (Indonesia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus monticola Richards, Dennis, Trenerry, & Werren, 1994 | carbine rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | EN | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus neglectus Zweifel, 1962 | brown rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | EN | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus nexipus Kraus, 2012 | Mount Obree (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus nubicola Zweifel, 1962 | Michael rainforest frog | Mount Michael (New Guinea, PNG) | VU | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus ornatus (Fry, 1912) | ornate rainforest frog | mid-eastern Queensland, Hinchinbrook (Australia) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus pakayakulangun Hoskin and Aland, 2011 | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus parkeri Loveridge, 1948 | Parker's rainforest frog | central mountainous region of Papua New Guinea | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus peninsularis Zweifel, 1985 | peninsula rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus petrophilus Hoskin, 2013 | blotched boulder-frog [3] | |||
| Cophixalus phaeobalius Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Bowutu Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus pictus Kraus, 2012 | West Papua Province (New Guinea, Indonesia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus pipilans Zweifel, 1980 | Sempi rainforest frog | from Lae to the Adelbert Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus pulchellus Kraus & Allison, 2000 | pretty rainforest frog | Mount Hunstein (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus riparius Zweifel, 1962 | Wilhelm rainforest frog | central mountain ranges of Papua Guinea (PNG) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus saxatilis Zweifel & Parker, 1977 | Black Mountain rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | VU | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus shellyi Zweifel, 1956 | Shelly's rainforest frog | central mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea, Adelbert Mountains, Huon Peninsula | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus sisyphus Kraus & Allison, 2006 | Bree rainforest frog | Mount Obree; probably more widely in Owen Stanley Range (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | IUCN |
| Cophixalus sphagnicola Zweifel & Allison, 1982 | Morobe rainforest frog | Mount Amungwiwa, Mount Kaini, and Mount Missim (New Guinea, PNG) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus tagulensis Zweifel, 1963 | Tagula rainforest frog | Tagula Island (PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus tenuidactylus Günther and Richards, 2012 | Kaijende Highlands (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus tetzlaffi Günther, 2003 | Bomberai rainforest frog | Bomberai Peninsula (New Guinea, Indonesia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus timidus Kraus & Allison, 2006 | Simpson rainforest frog | Mount Simpson (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus tomaiodactylus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Bowutu Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus tridactylus Günther, 2006 | Wondiwoi rainforest frog | Wondiwoi Mountains (New Guinea, Indonesia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus variabilis Kraus & Allison, 2006 | Pekopekowana rainforest frog | south-eastern Papua New Guinea | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus verecundus Zweifel & Parker, 1989 | Myola rainforest frog | Mount Bellamy (New Guinea, PNG); presumably more widely distributed | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus verrucosus (Boulenger, 1898) | Moroke rainforest frog | southern and eastern Papua New Guine | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus wempi Richards and Oliver, 2010 | Southern Highlands Province (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus zweifeli Davies & McDonald, 1998 | Cape Melville rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. 2013. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Cophixalus. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: November 17, 2013).
- 1 2 Hoskin, Conrad J. (2012). "Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from the Australian Wet Tropics region, & redescription of Cophixalus ornatus" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3271: 1–16.
- ↑ Conrad J. Hoskin (2013). "A new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder-pile habitat of Cape Melville, north-east Australia" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 3722 (1): 61–72. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3722.1.5.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Cophixalus |
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Cophixalus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: June 13, 2008).
- Encyclopedia of Life taxon Cophixalus at http://www.eol.org.
- "Cophixalus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Cophixalus at https://web.archive.org/web/20080501142231/http://data.gbif.org:80/welcome.htm
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