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Cornufer papuensis

Description

Cornufer papuensis (Meyer, 1874)

(Fig. 35)

Type locality. “Mysore” [= Biak Island], Indonesia.

Distribution in the Kei Islands. Our expedition and the WAM expedition found this species only on Kei Besar.

Natural history. Cornufer papuensis was found largely associated with stream systems on Kei Besar near Gunung Daab. Like all Ceratobatrachids, it lays eggs in damp areas that develop directly into froglets, forgoing the larval lifestage entirely (Menzies, 1976). These frogs were abundant on the stream bank of the creek (Fig. 3) coming off the west side of Gunung Daab at night, much as Limnonectes fanged frogs are in Sulawesi and the rest of Indonesia.

Field identification. This is the only amphibian known from the Kei islands with long digits on the hindfoot with no more than a slight trace of webbing. First finger longer than second; SVL to 46 mm (males) and 64 mm (females) (Zweifel et al., 1969). Colour patchy grey-brown to black, with small skin folds.

Notes

Published as part of Karin, Benjamin R., Stubbs, Alexander L., Arifin, Umilaela, Bloch, Luke M., Ramadhan, G., Iskandar, Djoko T., Arida, Evy, Reilly, Sean B., Kusnadi, Agus & Mcguire, Jimmy A., 2018, The herpetofauna of the Kei Islands (Maluku, Indonesia): Comprehensive report on new and historical collections, biogeographic patterns, conservation concerns, and an annotated checklist of species from Kei Kecil, Kei Besar, Tam, and Kur, pp. 704-738 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66 on page 732, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5363075

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Meyer
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Anura
Family
Ceratobatrachidae
Genus
Cornufer
Species
papuensis
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Cornufer papuensis (Meyer, 1874) sec. Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire, 2018

References

  • Meyer AB (1874) Ubersicht uber die von mir auf Neu-Guinea und den Inseln Jobi, Mysore und Mafoor im Jahre 1873 gesammelten Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Koniglichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1874: 128 - 140.
  • Menzies JI (1976) Handbook of Common New Guinea Frogs. Wau Ecology Institute, Wau, Papua New Guinea, 75 pp., 12 colour pls.
  • Zweifel RG, Gillard ET & Somadikarta S (1969) Frogs of the genus Platymantis (Ranidae) in New Guinea, with the description of a new species. American Museum Novitates, 2374: 1 - 19.