The holotype, an adult male, measured 17.7 mm (0.70 in) in snout–vent length. The unsexed paratypes measured 13.5 and 18.5 mm (0.53 and 0.73 in) SVL. The snout is blunt. The tympanum is not visible. The skin is smooth both dorsally and ventrally. The fingers and toes have small discs, those of fingers being smaller than those of toes. The fingers and toes have lateral fringes; the toes are in addition about one-half webbed.[2]
Habitat and conservationedit
Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.[1] The types were collected on the west slope of Mount Riu at elevations of about 250–350 m (820–1,150 ft) above sea level.[2] No significant threats are known; the forests on Tagula were logged about 100 years ago but have since recovered.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdeIUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Cophixalus tagulensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57788A152550483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57788A152550483.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ abcZweifel, R. G. (1963). "New microhylid frogs (Baragenys and Cophixalus) from the Louisiade Archipelago, New Guinea". American Museum Novitates (2141): 1–10. hdl:2246/1600.
^Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Cophixalus tagulensis Zweifel, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
April 07, 2024
cophixalus, tagulensis, species, frog, family, microhylidae, endemic, papua, guinea, only, known, from, tagula, island, louisiade, archipelago, east, guinea, only, known, from, type, series, three, specimens, collected, 1956, conservation, statusdata, deficien. Cophixalus tagulensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and only known from the Tagula Island in the Louisiade Archipelago east of New Guinea 1 3 It is only known from the type series of three specimens collected in 1956 1 Cophixalus tagulensisConservation statusData Deficient IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AmphibiaOrder AnuraFamily MicrohylidaeGenus CophixalusSpecies C tagulensisBinomial nameCophixalus tagulensisZweifel 1963 2 class notpageimage Type locality of Cophixalus tagulensis the Tagula Island in the Louisiade ArchipelagoDescription editThe holotype an adult male measured 17 7 mm 0 70 in in snout vent length The unsexed paratypes measured 13 5 and 18 5 mm 0 53 and 0 73 in SVL The snout is blunt The tympanum is not visible The skin is smooth both dorsally and ventrally The fingers and toes have small discs those of fingers being smaller than those of toes The fingers and toes have lateral fringes the toes are in addition about one half webbed 2 Habitat and conservation editIts natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests 1 The types were collected on the west slope of Mount Riu at elevations of about 250 350 m 820 1 150 ft above sea level 2 No significant threats are known the forests on Tagula were logged about 100 years ago but have since recovered 1 References edit a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2020 Cophixalus tagulensis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 e T57788A152550483 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2020 3 RLTS T57788A152550483 en Retrieved 16 November 2021 a b c Zweifel R G 1963 New microhylid frogs Baragenys and Cophixalus from the Louisiade Archipelago New Guinea American Museum Novitates 2141 1 10 hdl 2246 1600 Frost Darrel R 2016 Cophixalus tagulensis Zweifel 1963 Amphibian Species of the World an Online Reference Version 6 0 American Museum of Natural History Retrieved 11 February 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cophixalus tagulensis amp oldid 1055504525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
