Cophixalus salawatiensis
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Anura |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Asterophryinae
Genus: Cophixalus
Species: Cophixalus salawatiensis
Name
[edit]Cophixalus salawatiensis Günther et al., 2015
- ZooBank: D0A2D523-7D80-493A-A120-5E3C8B588A28
- Holotype: MZB Amph.12165 (FN: SJR 7797), adult male.
- Type locality: Weybya camp, Salawati Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia (00°57.383’S, 130°47.060’E on 27/06/2005 by S. Richards, B. Tjaturadi and K. Krey.
- Paratypes: MZB Amph.12157 (FN: SJR 7731), MZB Amph.12159 (FN: 7756), MZB Amph.12161 (FN: SJR 7755), MZB Amph.12162 (FN: SJR 7730), MZB Amph.12166 (FN: SJR 7757), MZB Amph.12167 (FN: 7772), MZB Amph.12168 (FN: 7760), MZB Amph.12170 (FN: SJR 7795), and MZB Amph.12171 (FN: SJR 7796), same data as for holotype, collected between 24-27/06/2005. All specimens are adult males and MZB Amph.12166 is considered a hermaphrodite.
- Etymology: refers to Salawati Island, where the species occurs.
References
[edit]- 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.
Links
[edit]- BHL bibliography
- Cophixalus salawatiensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cophixalus salawatiensis.
- ION