Cophixalus rajampatensis

Cophixalus rajampatensis

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: Cophixalus
Species: Cophixalus rajampatensis

Name

Cophixalus rajampatensis Günther et al., 2015

ZooBank: 7F007383-1C83-4395-A501-72F70A072514

Holotype: MZB Amph.12094 (field number, FN: SJR 7638), adult male.

Type locality: near Urbinasopen Village, Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia (00°20.231’S, 131°15.528’E) (Fig. 1) on 12/06/2005 by S. Richards, B. Tjaturadi and K. Krey.

Paratypes:

MZB Amph.12097 (FN: SJR 7615), same data as holotype, adult male.

MZB Amph.12169 (FN: 7617), same data as holotype, adult male.

MZB Amph.12098 (FN: SJR 7575) collected at Warinkabom Camp, Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia (00°50.196’S, 133°43.318’E on 7 and 9/06/2005 respectively by S. Richards, B. Tjaturadi and K. Krey, adult male.

MZB Amph.12095 (FN: 7592) collected at Warinkabom Camp, Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia (00°50.196’S, 133°43.318’E on 7 and 9/06/2005 respectively by S. Richards, B. Tjaturadi and K. Krey, adult male.

MZB Amph.12092 (FN: SJR 7551) collected at Waire Camp, Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia (00°50.384’S, 130°31.534’E on 6-7/06/2005 by S. Richards, B. Tjaturadi and K. Krey, adult male.

MZB Amph.12096 (FN: SJR 7559) collected at Waire Camp, Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia (00°50.384’S, 130°31.534’E on 6-7/06/2005 by S. Richards, B. Tjaturadi and K. Krey, adult male.

MZB Amph.12163 (FN: 7516) collected at Waire Camp, Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia (00°50.384’S, 130°31.534’E on 6-7/06/2005 by S. Richards, B. Tjaturadi and K. Krey, adult male.

Etymology: refers to the Raja Ampat Islands, where the species occurs.

References

• Günther, R., Richards, S.J., Tjaturadi, B., Krey, K. 2015. Two new species of the genus Cophixalus from the Raja Ampat Islands west of New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 91(2): 199-213. DOI: 10.3897/zse.91.5411 . Reference page. 

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Links

• BHL bibliography
• Cophixalus rajampatensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cophixalus rajampatensis.
• ION

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