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Choerophryne Variegata
''Choerophryne variegata'' is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is Endemism, endemic to West Papua (region), West Papua, Indonesia, and is only known with certainty from its Type locality (biology), type locality, Digul River. It is assumed that most records from elsewhere refer to other, possibly undescribed species. As the species is only known from one specimen from its vaguely stated type locality, its ecology is essentially unknown, although it is presumed to be a rainforest inhabitant. No other specimen has been collected anywhere near the type locality. Despite all this, vernacular name common rainforest frog has been coined for it. Names It is known as lk [lɨk] in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea, a name that is also sometimes applied to immature ''Cophixalus parkeri'', which has overlapping morphology and habitats with ''Choerophryne variegata''.Bulmer, RNH (1975)Kalam Classification Of Reptiles And Fishes ''Journal of the Polynesian Society'' 84(3): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Nicolaas Van Kampen
Pieter Nicolaas van Kampen (30 June 1878, Amsterdam – 3 July 1937, Leiden) was a Dutch zoologist. In 1904 he received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam, where he was a student and assistant to Max Carl Wilhelm Weber. From 1905 to 1911 he was based in the Dutch East Indies, during which time, he was assigned to the Aru Islands (1907) and participated in an expedition to Netherlands New Guinea (1910). In 1911 he returned to Amsterdam as a zoological assistant at the university. From 1917 to 1931 he served as a professor at the University of Leiden. Taxa He is the taxonomic authority, taxonomic author of the frog genera ''Choerophryne'', ''Leptobrachella, Nesobia'' (junior homonym), and ''Oxydactyla'', as well as of numerous amphibian species. With Hilbrand Boschma, he described a number of species within the barnacle genus ''Sacculina''. His name is associated with the following species: * ''Hylarana kampeni'' (Bander Baru frog); circumscribed by George Albert Bouleng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |