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Cornufer
''Cornufer'' is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It has been greatly expanded by Brown, et al. (2015) to include most Australasian frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. Species are found in Melanesia and Polynesia — in Palau, Fiji, New Guinea, and in the Admiralty, Bismarck, and Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t .... Species There are currently at least 50 extant species in this genus. * '' Cornufer acrochordus'' (Brown, 1965) * '' Cornufer aculeodactylus'' (Brown, 1952) * '' Cornufer adiastolus'' (Brown, Richards, Sukumaran, and Foufopoulos, 2006) * '' Cornufer admiraltiensis'' (Richards, Mack & Austin, 2007) * '' Cornufer akarithymus'' (Brown & Tyler, 1968) * '' Cornufer batantae'' (Zweifel, 1969) * '' Cornufer bimaculatus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornufer Cheesmanae
''Cornufer cheesmanae'' is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Guinea and found in the Cyclops Mountains (Papua (province), Papua, Indonesia) and Bewani Mountains (Papua New Guinea). The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''cheesmanae'' honors Lucy Evelyn Cheesman, an English entomologist, explorer, and curator at London Zoo. Common name Cheesman's wrinkled ground frog has been coined for it. Description ''Cornufer cheesmanae'' is the smallest species of its genus in New Guinea: adult males can grow to and adult females to in snout–vent length. It is morphologically similar to ''Cornufer wuenscheorum'', but is even smaller. The first finger is shorter than second one. The inner metatarsal tubercle is relatively shorter in ''Cornufer cheesmanae''. The Sexual selection in amphibians#Vocal signaling in frogs, male advertisement call consists of a single note, instead of double notes as in ''Cornufer wuenscheorum''. The dominant fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |