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Choerophryne
''Choerophryne'' is a genus of microhylid frogs, commonly known as Torricelli mountain frogs, endemic to New Guinea. These frogs are small, with the body length measured from snout to vent between 11 and 23 mm. Taxonomy and systematics The distinction between ''Choerophryne'' and the former genus ''Albericus'' was based solely on the orientation of the alary processes of the premaxillae, giving the former its distinctive snout. In 2013 a new ''Choerophryne'' species was described with an orientation intermediate between the two genera, suggesting ''Albericus'' is likely a junior synonym of ''Choerophryne''. Formal synonymisation of the two genera was suggested by Peloso and colleagues in 2016 based on molecular evidence. Etymology The genus name of the junior synonym ''Albericus'' is the Latin form of Alberich, the shape-shifting dwarf in the epic poem Nibelungenlied. Several species derive also their specific names from Nibelungenlied, e.g. ''C. siegfriedi'' from Siegfried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choerophryne Murrita
''Choerophryne'' is a genus of Microhylidae, microhylid frogs, commonly known as Torricelli mountain frogs, endemic to New Guinea. These frogs are small, with the body length measured from snout to vent between 11 and 23 mm. Taxonomy and systematics The distinction between ''Choerophryne'' and the former genus ''Albericus'' was based solely on the orientation of the alary processes of the premaxillae, giving the former its distinctive snout. In 2013 a new ''Choerophryne'' species was described with an orientation intermediate between the two genera, suggesting ''Albericus'' is likely a junior synonym of ''Choerophryne''. Formal synonymisation of the two genera was suggested by Peloso and colleagues in 2016 based on molecular evidence. Etymology The genus name of the junior synonym ''Albericus'' is the Latin form of Alberich, the shape-shifting dwarf in the epic poem Nibelungenlied. Several species derive also their specific names from Nibelungenlied, e.g. ''C. siegfriedi'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choerophryne Alainduboisi
''Choerophryne'' is a genus of microhylid frogs, commonly known as Torricelli mountain frogs, endemic to New Guinea. These frogs are small, with the body length measured from snout to vent between 11 and 23 mm. Taxonomy and systematics The distinction between ''Choerophryne'' and the former genus ''Albericus'' was based solely on the orientation of the alary processes of the premaxillae, giving the former its distinctive snout. In 2013 a new ''Choerophryne'' species was described with an orientation intermediate between the two genera, suggesting ''Albericus'' is likely a junior synonym of ''Choerophryne''. Formal synonymisation of the two genera was suggested by Peloso and colleagues in 2016 based on molecular evidence. Etymology The genus name of the junior synonym ''Albericus'' is the Latin form of Alberich, the shape-shifting dwarf in the epic poem Nibelungenlied. Several species derive also their specific names from Nibelungenlied, e.g. ''C. siegfriedi'' from Siegfried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choerophryne Gunnari
''Choerophryne'' is a genus of Microhylidae, microhylid frogs, commonly known as Torricelli mountain frogs, endemic to New Guinea. These frogs are small, with the body length measured from snout to vent between 11 and 23 mm. Taxonomy and systematics The distinction between ''Choerophryne'' and the former genus ''Albericus'' was based solely on the orientation of the alary processes of the premaxillae, giving the former its distinctive snout. In 2013 a new ''Choerophryne'' species was described with an orientation intermediate between the two genera, suggesting ''Albericus'' is likely a junior synonym of ''Choerophryne''. Formal synonymisation of the two genera was suggested by Peloso and colleagues in 2016 based on molecular evidence. Etymology The genus name of the junior synonym ''Albericus'' is the Latin form of Alberich, the shape-shifting dwarf in the epic poem Nibelungenlied. Several species derive also their specific names from Nibelungenlied, e.g. ''C. siegfriedi'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choerophryne Darlingtoni
''Choerophryne darlingtoni'' is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and found in the New Guinea Highlands. The specific name ''darlingtoni'' honors P. Jackson Darlington Jr., an American evolutionary biologist and zoogeographer. Common name Darlington's rainforest frog has been coined for it. Description ''Choerophryne darlingtoni'' grows to a maximum snout–vent length of . The snout is blunt, similar in length to the eye. The fifth toe is longer than the third. Coloration is highly variable. A thin vertebral line or a broad light vertebral stripe may be present. The dorsal ground color varies from deep plumbeous to pale yellowish tan. Various darker markings are present. A pale, golden interocular line is almost always present but is sometimes indistinct. The venter is pale and nearly immaculate to grey. ''Choerophryne darlingtoni'' is not morphologically distinguishable from '' Choerophryne fafniri'' but is distinguishable by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choerophryne Gudrunae
''Choerophryne gudrunae'' is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and is only known from its type locality near Kowat in the Adelbert Range, Madang Province. Etymology This species was originally described in the genus ''Albericus'', named for Alberich, the dwarf in Scandinavian mythology and Richard Wagner's opera cycle ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''. Menzies named the species he described after Alberich's companions in the mythodology. The specific name ''gudrunae'' is derived from Gudrun. Description ''Choerophryne gudrunae'' is a comparatively small species: three unsexed individuals in the type series measure in snout–urostyle length. Later examination of these has revealed them all as males, measuring in snout–vent length. ''Choerophryne gudrunae'' shares the general appearance of other former ''Albericus'' species: brown dorsum with lighter or darker irregular mottling, warty dorsal skin, and short and road head with blunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choerophryne Arndtorum
''Choerophryne arndtorum'' is a species of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the island of Yapen, off the north-western coast of New Guinea and belonging to the Papua Province, Indonesia. It is known from the Waira Mountain, its type locality near Serai, and from another locality further east. Common name Arndt's choerophryne has been suggested for it. The specific name is plural genitive and honours Dr. Rudolf G. Arndt and his family. Description Adult males measure in snout–urostyle length; females are unknown. The snout is long and pointed (7–9% of the body length). The eyes are relatively large. The tympanum is small. All fingers and toes expect the first ones bear discs. The dorsum is reddish, greyish, or brownish, while the ventrum is grey-brown, blackish, or brownish. Most specimens have an hour-glass marking on the dorsum, and many have a broad, light-coloured dorso-lateral stripe. The male advertisement call is a series of typically four (range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |