Choerophryne alpestris

Choerophryne alpestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Asterophryinae
Genus: Choerophryne
Species: Choerophryne alpestris

Name

Choerophryne alpestris Kraus, 2010: 2.

Holotype: BPBM 5628, ♀, collected by A.B. Mirza, on 21 January 1973.

Type locality: N slope Mt. Giluwe, 3500 m, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Paratypes: (n = 2)

• • BPBM 5626, same data as holotype, except elevation 3100 m, and collected 18 January 1973.
  • BPBM 5627, 5629, same data as holotype.

References

• Kraus, F. 2010. An unusual new species of Albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Mount Giluwe, Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 123: 1–7. ISSN: 0006-324X. DOI: 10.2988/09-21.1