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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE58631FF5FF9B4289A3CBB" bold="true" box="[151,447,1662,1688]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="333">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
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A, 2)
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.
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R67920 (Field No. SJR 12687), adult male, calling when collected, un-named camp in upper Sepik River basin, West Sepik Province,
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(
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,
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;
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a.s.l.), collected by S. Richards
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.
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Paratopotype. Field No. SJR 12684, adult male, with same locality and collector details as
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. To be deposited in
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.
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE58631FF0FF85728643D95" bold="true" box="[199,321,1949,1974]" pageId="1" pageNumber="333">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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A moderately small
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE58631FDF1F8572BFF3D96" box="[569,730,1949,1973]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="333">Choerophryne</emphasis>
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(SUL 14.9–15.0 mm) with a projecting and elongated snout (OHG/SUL 0.09–0.10); moderately long legs (TL/SUL 0.41); expanded discs up to 1.7 times width of penultimate phalanx on all digits of hands and feet except the first; and advertisement call consisting of 3–4 (normally 4) distinctly pulsed notes repeated at a rate of 2.2–2.3/s and comprising 27–31 pulses produced at a rate of 117–141/s.
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FF0FFF152B6B3ADB" bold="true" box="[199,590,223,248]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Comparison with other species.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FD92FF2A2A553ADB" box="[602,880,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FCB4FF152AFE3ADB" bold="true" box="[892,987,223,248]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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differs from all congeners previously included in the genus
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FE46FECE28DF3B3F" box="[398,506,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Albericus</emphasis>
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by having a distinctly projecting snout comprising an extension of the nasal bones and the alary processes of the premaxillae. From other long-nosed
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FC75FEE22D7B3B63" box="[957,1118,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Choerophryne</emphasis>
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it differs in the following characters: it is smaller (SUL 14.9–15.0 mm), than
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<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE68632FD29FE862AAC3B47" box="[737,905,332,356]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longirostris">C. longirostris</taxonomicName>
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,
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,
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and
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FB38FE862CBE3B47" box="[1264,1435,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">C. proboscidea</emphasis>
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(SUL>
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), and further differs from these species in lacking an expanded disk on the first finger.
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FF5FFE5E28823B8F" box="[151,423,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FE66FE5E2B2D3B8E" bold="true" box="[430,520,404,429]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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is larger than
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FD6FFE5E2A3E3B8F" box="[679,795,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">C. allisoni</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FC9AFE5E2AE03B8F" box="[850,965,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">C. burtoni</emphasis>
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(SUL <
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) and further differs from these species in having a much longer snout (OHG/SUL 0.09–0.10 vs. <0.06) and tibia (TL/SUL 0.41 vs. <0.37).
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FF5FFE16288C3BD7" box="[151,425,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FE7AFE162B2D3BD6" bold="true" box="[434,520,476,501]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">sp. nov</emphasis>
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is slightly larger than
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(SUL 14.9–15.0 vs. 13.5–14.7) and has a wider snout (
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F360760DFFE68632FEE2FDCA2879383B" box="[298,348,512,536]" name="India" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">IND</collectingCountry>
|
||
/SUL 0.066–0.070 vs. 0.052–0.062). It is slightly larger than
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE68632FBC6FDCA2D82383B" box="[1038,1191,512,536]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arndtorum">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FBC6FDCA2D82383B" box="[1038,1191,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">C. arndtorum</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(SUL 11.2–14.8) and has a longer snout (SL/SUL 0.23–0.24 vs. 0.19–0.22).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF086615FFE68632FF5FF8F028FA3D4C" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/244826/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" targetBox="[356,1230,625,1828]" targetPageId="2">
|
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<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE68632FF5FF8F028FA3D4C" blockId="2.[151,1435,1850,1903]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FF5FF8F0282B3D6C" bold="true" box="[151,270,1850,1872]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
|
||
. (A)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE68632FE8EF8F02B1B3D73" box="[326,574,1850,1872]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="epirrhina" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FE8EF8F02B1B3D73" box="[326,574,1850,1872]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE68632FD8EF8F12BBD3D73" box="[582,664,1851,1872]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" rank="species">
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||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FD8EF8F12BBD3D73" bold="true" box="[582,664,1851,1872]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
holotype SAMA R67920 in life and (B)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE68632FB8CF8F02C643D73" box="[1092,1345,1850,1872]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grylloides" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FB8CF8F02C643D73" box="[1092,1345,1850,1872]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Choerophryne grylloides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE68632FA82F8F12CBE3D73" box="[1354,1435,1851,1872]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FA82F8F12CBE3D73" bold="true" box="[1354,1435,1851,1872]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
holotype SAMA R67921 in life.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE68632FF0FF85C2CB93DF1" blockId="2.[151,1436,1942,2003]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE68632FF0FF85C28FB3D8D" box="[199,478,1942,1966]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="epirrhina" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FF0FF85C28FB3D8D" box="[199,478,1942,1966]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE68632FE22F85C2B6C3D8C" box="[490,585,1942,1967]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FE22F85C2B6C3D8C" bold="true" box="[490,585,1942,1967]" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
overlaps in size with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE68632FC91F85D2AC93D8D" box="[857,1004,1942,1966]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostellifer">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FC91F85D2AC93D8D" box="[857,1004,1942,1966]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">C. rostellifer</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(male SUL 14.0–
|
||
<quantity id="4C8F9B78FFE68632FB0FF85C2C143D8C" box="[1223,1329,1942,1967]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.68" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" unit="mm" value="16.8">16.8 mm</quantity>
|
||
) and the geographically disjunct
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE68632FE79F8712B653DF1" box="[433,576,1979,2002]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amomani">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FE79F8712B653DF1" box="[433,576,1979,2002]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">C. amomani</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<quantity id="4C8F9B78FFE68632FD9DF8702A253DF0" box="[597,768,1978,2003]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.345" metricValueMax="1.51" metricValueMin="1.18" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" unit="mm" value="13.45" valueMax="15.1" valueMin="11.8">11.8–15.1 mm</quantity>
|
||
) and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE68632FC83F8712AC83DF1" box="[843,1005,1978,2002]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bryonopsis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FC83F8712AC83DF1" box="[843,1005,1978,2002]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">C. bryonopsis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(15.0–
|
||
<quantity id="4C8F9B78FFE68632FB8AF8702D943DF0" box="[1090,1201,1978,2003]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.7899999999999998" pageId="2" pageNumber="334" unit="mm" value="17.9">17.9 mm</quantity>
|
||
). It differs from
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE68632FA4AF8712CB93DF1" box="[1410,1436,1979,2002]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="334">C.</emphasis>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE78633FF5FFF522D5C3B63" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FF5FFF5229DA3A8C" box="[151,255,152,175]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amomani">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FF5FFF5229DA3A8C" box="[151,255,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">amomani</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FEF4FF5228FE3A93" box="[316,475,152,176]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bryonopsis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FEF4FF5228FE3A93" box="[316,475,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. bryonopsis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in lacking an expanded disk on the first finger, having a longer snout (OHG/SUL 0.09–0.10 vs. 0.06–0.07 and 0.05–0.06 respectively), and smaller eye diameter (ED/SUL 0.09–0.10 vs. 0.11–0.13 for both
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FF3FFF2A28A53AD4" box="[247,384,224,247]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amomani">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FF3FFF2A28A53AD4" box="[247,384,224,247]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. amomani</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FE7EFF2A2B743ADB" box="[438,593,224,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bryonopsis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FE7EFF2A2B743ADB" box="[438,593,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. bryonopsis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
). Morphologically, this species is difficult to distinguish from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FAC6FF2A2CBE3ADB" box="[1294,1435,224,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostellifer">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FAC6FF2A2CBE3ADB" box="[1294,1435,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. rostellifer</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
but it has a different call and is also genetically divergent (see below). Key diagnostic features of long-nosed
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FF5FFEE2281D3B63" box="[151,312,296,320]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FF5FFEE2281D3B63" box="[151,312,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">Choerophryne</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
found on the central cordillera of New
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F360760DFFE78633FD3BFEED2A613B63" box="[755,836,295,320]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
are summarised in
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6F50326FFE78633FBD7FEED2D503B63" box="[1055,1141,295,320]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="6.[151,239,512,535]" captionTargetBox="[159,1364,564,823]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 2. Key diagnostic features of male long-nosed Choerophryne found on the central cordillera of New Guinea." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF086615FFE28636FF5FFDCA2C5E3834" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" tableUuid="DF086615FFE28636FF5FFDCA2C5E3834">Table 2</tableCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE78633FF0FFE8729F838A7" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">
|
||
In having calls normally containing four notes
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FD2CFE862A543B47" box="[740,881,332,356]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="epirrhina" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FD2CFE862A543B47" box="[740,881,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. epirrhina</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE78633FCB2FE862AF03B47" box="[890,981,332,357]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FCB2FE862AEB3B46" bold="true" box="[890,974,332,357]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FBB8FE862DCD3B47" box="[1136,1256,332,356]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="allisoni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FBB8FE862DCD3B47" box="[1136,1256,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. allisoni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(5–6 notes),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FA4AFE8629DA3BA4" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amomani">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FA4AFE8629DA3BA4" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. amomani</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(1–2 notes),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FE5DFEBA2B143BAB" box="[405,561,368,392]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bryonopsis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FE5DFEBA2B143BAB" box="[405,561,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. bryonopsis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(1 note),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FD68FEBA2A303BAB" box="[672,789,368,392]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FD68FEBA2A303BAB" box="[672,789,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. burtoni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(5–6 notes),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FC62FEBA2D003BA4" box="[938,1061,368,391]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="microps">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FC62FEBA2D003BA4" box="[938,1061,368,391]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. microps</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(5–9 notes),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FB73FEBA2C763BA4" box="[1211,1363,368,391]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nigrescens">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FB73FEBA2C763BA4" box="[1211,1363,368,391]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. nigrescens</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(6–10 notes) and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FEDDFE5E28E53B8F" box="[277,448,404,428]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="proboscidea">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FEDDFE5E28E53B8F" box="[277,448,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. proboscidea</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(3 notes).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FDF5FE5E2A7A3B8F" box="[573,863,404,428]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arndtorum">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FDF5FE5E2A7A3B8F" box="[573,863,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">Choerophryne arndtorum</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
produces four-note calls, but the notes are shorter (0.13–
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE43505AFFE78633FF16FE7228353BF3" box="[222,272,440,464]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" precision="555" value="-0.18">0.18</geoCoordinate>
|
||
s vs 0.20–
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE43505AFFE78633FE58FE7D28E53BF3" box="[400,448,439,464]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" precision="555" value="-0.25">0.25</geoCoordinate>
|
||
s) and produced at a faster rate (2.7–3.4/s vs. 2.0–2.3/s).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FB97FE722CB93BF3" box="[1119,1436,440,464]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilirostris">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FB97FE722CB93BF3" box="[1119,1436,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">Choerophryne gracilirostris</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
makes 3–5-note calls with shorter notes (0.014–0.042 vs. 0.20–
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE43505AFFE78633FCA0FE162ABD3BD6" box="[872,920,476,501]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" precision="555" value="-0.25">0.25</geoCoordinate>
|
||
s) produced at a much faster rate (7.2–13.3/s vs. 2.0–2.3/s).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FEF2FDCA2B46383B" box="[314,611,512,536]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longirostris">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FEF2FDCA2B46383B" box="[314,611,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">Choerophryne longirostris</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FD50FDCA2A00383B" box="[664,805,512,536]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostellifer">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FD50FDCA2A00383B" box="[664,805,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. rostellifer</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
also sometimes make four-note calls; but
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FB32FDCA2CB9383B" box="[1274,1436,512,536]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longirostris">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FB32FDCA2CB9383B" box="[1274,1436,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. longirostris</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
notes are much longer (0.45–0.52 vs. 0.20–
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE43505AFFE78633FD47FDEE2B9A381E" box="[655,703,548,573]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" precision="555" value="-0.25">0.25</geoCoordinate>
|
||
s) and produced at a much slower rate (0.69 vs. 2.0–2.3/s);
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE78633FA4AFDEE28213843" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostellifer">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FA4AFDEE28213843" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">C. rostellifer</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
notes are much shorter (0.066–0.085 vs. 0.20–
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE43505AFFE78633FCD7FD8D2A6A3843" box="[799,847,583,608]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" precision="555" value="-0.25">0.25</geoCoordinate>
|
||
s) and produced at a much faster rate (~7/s vs 2.0– 2.3/s).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C36D6516FFE78634FF0FFD452BE63C73" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="336" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE78633FF0FFD452AAC3E16" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FF0FFD4528D0388B" bold="true" box="[199,501,655,680]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">
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Description of
|
||
<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE78633FE40FD4528D4388B" box="[392,497,655,680]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Adult male with a short ventral incision on right side, liver removed, and measurements (in mm) of: SUL 14.9; TL 6.1; HW 5.1; HL 5.3; ED 1.5;
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F360760DFFE78633FC77FD7F2ADC38EF" box="[959,1017,693,716]" name="India" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">END</collectingCountry>
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||
2.5;
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||
<collectingCountry id="F360760DFFE78633FBFAFD7F2D4138EF" box="[1074,1124,693,716]" name="India" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">IND</collectingCountry>
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||
1.0; SL 3.4; OHG 1.4; F1D 0.4; F3D 0.7; T1D 0.3; T4D 0.8. Head rather narrow (HW/SUL 0.34), canthus rostralis weakly defined and smoothly rounded, loreal region very slightly concave. Snout narrow, acute and projecting well beyond anterior rictus of lower jaw (OHG
|
||
<quantity id="4C8F9B78FFE78633FE0DFCEA2B04391B" box="[453,545,800,824]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.4" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" unit="mm" value="1.4">1.4 mm</quantity>
|
||
), tip rounded in dorsal and lateral profiles, ventral surface of tip with a broad, unpigmented medial ridge, clearly defined anteriorly and becoming shallow and indistinct towards anterior rictus of the upper jaw. Nares oval, narrowing slightly posteriorly, located close to tip of snout, oriented ventrolaterally and not visible in dorsal view; internarial distance moderately large (IN/SUL 0.066). Eye rather small (ED/SUL 0.099), transverse diameter less than length of snout, pupil horizontal. Tympanic annulus visible along the ventral and anterior edges of tympanic membrane, not visible dorsally or posteriorly. Urostyle projecting slightly beyond vent. Dorsum relatively smooth except for a very faint vertebral ridge extending from snout tip to urostyle tip; scattered tubercles across flanks, densest anteriorly; venter smooth.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE78633FF0FFBF529DA3F13" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">Fingers moderately long, with distinct circum-marginal grooves, relative lengths III>IV>II>I, finger I more than half length of II, fingers II–IV with distinctly expanded discs up to 1.6 times width of penultimate phalanx, finger I without disk and with only faint circum-marginal groove; subarticular tubercles, metacarpal tubercules and webbing absent. Legs moderately long (TL/SUL 0.41). Toes moderately wide, relative lengths IV>V≥III>II>I, toe I just over half length of II, all toes except I with small terminal discs up to 1.2 times width of penultimate phalanx and with circum-marginal grooves; metatarsal tubercles and webbing absent. Toe discs wider than finger disks (F3/ T4 0.91).</paragraph>
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||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE78633FF0FFAF72C363CBB" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">In preservative, ground colour of dorsum buff with dense dark grey-brown maculations, slightly denser anterior to the tympana, lending the head an overall darker appearance. Dorsum dominated by a longitudinally oriented, medium-brown, medially constricted blotch, wider posteriorly than anteriorly and with prominent but weakly defined darker brown edging. Inguinal region with a pair of indistinct dark-brown lumbar ocelli, each containing a distinct pale-cream medial spot. Vent bordered laterally and dorsally by a dark-brown arc, urostyle tip pale buff. Exposed dorsal and lateral surfaces of limbs pale buff, with extensive tan maculations and dark-brown blotches forming transverse bands at the midpoints of the thigh, shank, foot, forearm and hand, giving an overall barred appearance. Dorsal surfaces of hands and feet pale buff with extensive pale-brown flecking and darkerbrown blotches around the base of the distal phalanges. Venter and ventral surface of limbs pale buff with fine tan maculations. Palmar and plantar surfaces largely unpigmented except for scattered light-tan speckling.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE78633FF0FF96E28673D9A" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE78633FF0FF96E281E3C9E" bold="true" box="[199,315,1700,1725]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">Variation.</emphasis>
|
||
Measurements for the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE78633FD8AF96F2B573C9E" box="[578,626,1701,1725]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335">type</typeStatus>
|
||
series are given in
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6F50326FFE78633FC84F96E2A853C9F" box="[844,928,1700,1725]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="4.[151,239,152,175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1388,202,875]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="TABLE 1. Summary of measurements (mm) for Choerophryne epirrhina sp. nov. and Choerophryne grylloides sp. nov." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF086615FFE08634FF5FFF522CB03A8C" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" tableUuid="DF086615FFE08634FF5FFF522CB03A8C">Table 1</tableCitation>
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||
. The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE78633FC28F96F2D643C9E" box="[992,1089,1701,1725]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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||
is of similar dimensions to the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE78633FF5FF90D29D93CC3" box="[151,252,1735,1760]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
, but has a slightly longer snout (OHG/SUL 0.10 vs. 0.094). Tuberculation of the flanks is sparser than on the holoype, and the slope of the loreal region is straight (vs. slightly concave). Like the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE78633FBB8F9262DF03D26" box="[1136,1237,1772,1797]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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||
, the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE78633FAC0F9272C4C3D26" box="[1288,1385,1773,1797]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
also has a medium-brown dorsal blotch with darker-brown edging and distinct pale-cream inguinal spots, limbs with dark-brown transverse bands, and ventral colouration of pale buff with extensive tan speckling. Internal oral features of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE78633FEF7F89D28843D53" box="[319,417,1879,1904]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
are not visible so those of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE78633FD32F8932A7F3D52" box="[762,858,1881,1905]" pageId="3" pageNumber="335" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
are presented here: tongue oval, slightly bifurcated at tip; two curved prepharyngeal ridges present, vomerine teeth absent, vocal slits present slightly anterolateral to base of tongue.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF086615FFE08634FF5FFF522CB03A8C" ID-Table-UUID="DF086615FFE08634FF5FFF522CB03A8C" box="[151,1429,151,175]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF086615FFE08634FF5FFF522CB03A8C" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" targetBox="[159,1388,202,875]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="4">
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||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE08634FF5FFF522CB03A8C" blockId="4.[151,1429,151,175]" box="[151,1429,151,175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
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||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FF5FFF52282C3A8C" bold="true" box="[151,265,152,175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
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||
Summary of measurements (mm) for
|
||
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||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FD69FF5D2A813A8C" box="[673,932,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
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||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE08634FC63FF522ADB3A8C" box="[939,1022,152,175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE08634FBF8FF5D2C1C3A8C" box="[1072,1337,151,175]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grylloides" status="sp. nov.">
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||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FBF8FF5D2C1C3A8C" box="[1072,1337,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Choerophryne grylloides</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE08634FA88FF522CB03A8C" box="[1344,1429,152,175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
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||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE08634FF57FF012D963948" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
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||
<table id="F977C43DFFE079CFFF57FF002C493948" box="[159,1388,202,875]" gridcols="5" gridrows="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
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||
<tr id="354734DFFFE079CFFF57FF002C493AC3" box="[159,1388,202,224]" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
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||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFF57FF0029C93AC3" box="[159,236,202,224]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Reg#</th>
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||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFEA1FF002B193AC3" box="[361,572,202,224]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">SAMAR67920</th>
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFDBFFF002A6F3AC3" box="[631,842,202,224]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">PNGNM</th>
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFC4DFF002D7B3AC3" box="[901,1118,202,224]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">SAMAR67921</th>
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFB5BFF002C493AC3" box="[1171,1388,202,224]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">SAMAR67928</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="354734DFFFE079CFFF57FF3E2C493B0B" box="[159,1388,244,296]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFF57FF3E29C93B0B" box="[159,236,244,296]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Species</th>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFEA1FF3E2B193B0B" box="[361,572,244,296]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
HOLOTYPE
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE08634FEA1FED928C03B0B" box="[361,485,274,296]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="epirrhina" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FEA1FED928C03B0B" box="[361,485,274,296]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">C. epirrhina</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE08634FE24FED92B193B0B" box="[492,572,275,296]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FE24FED92B193B0B" bold="true" box="[492,572,275,296]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFDBFFF3E2A6F3B0B" box="[631,842,244,296]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
PARATYPE
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE08634FDBFFED92BD63B0B" box="[631,755,274,296]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="epirrhina" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FDBFFED92BD63B0B" box="[631,755,274,296]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">C. epirrhina</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE08634FD32FED92A6F3B0B" box="[762,842,275,296]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FD32FED92A6F3B0B" bold="true" box="[762,842,275,296]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFC4DFF3E2D7B3B0B" box="[901,1118,244,296]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
HOLOTYPE
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE08634FC4DFED92D223B0B" box="[901,1031,274,296]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grylloides" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FC4DFED92D223B0B" box="[901,1031,274,296]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">C. grylloides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE08634FBC6FED92D7B3B0B" box="[1038,1118,275,296]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FBC6FED92D7B3B0B" bold="true" box="[1038,1118,275,296]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFB5BFF3E2C493B0B" box="[1171,1388,244,296]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
Referred specimen
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE08634FB5BFED92C303B0B" box="[1171,1301,274,296]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grylloides" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FB5BFED92C303B0B" box="[1171,1301,274,296]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">C. grylloides</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE08634FAD4FED92C493B0B" box="[1308,1388,275,296]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FAD4FED92C493B0B" bold="true" box="[1308,1388,275,296]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">sp. nov.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="354734DFFFE079CFFF57FEF62C493B87" box="[159,1388,316,420]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFF57FEF629C93B87" box="[159,236,316,420]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Sex SUL TL</th>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFEA1FEF62B193B87" box="[361,572,316,420]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Male 14.9 6.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFDBFFEF62A6F3B87" box="[631,842,316,420]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Male 15.0 6.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFC4DFEF62D7B3B87" box="[901,1118,316,420]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Male 12.5 5.3</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFB5BFEF62C493B87" box="[1171,1388,316,420]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Male 11.7 6.0</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="354734DFFFE079CFFF57FE722C493803" box="[159,1388,440,544]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFF57FE7229C93803" box="[159,236,440,544]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">F1D F3D T1D</th>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFEA1FE722B193803" box="[361,572,440,544]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">0.4 0.7 0.3</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFDBFFE722A6F3803" box="[631,842,440,544]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">0.4 0.8 0.4</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFC4DFE722D7B3803" box="[901,1118,440,544]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">0.1 0.5 0.3</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFB5BFE722C493803" box="[1171,1388,440,544]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">0.2 0.4 0.3</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="354734DFFFE079CFFF57FDFE2C4938BF" box="[159,1388,564,668]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFF57FDFE29C938BF" box="[159,236,564,668]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">T4D HL HW</th>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFEA1FDFE2B1938BF" box="[361,572,564,668]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">0.8 5.3 5.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFDBFFDFE2A6F38BF" box="[631,842,564,668]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">0.8 5.3 5.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFC4DFDFE2D7B38BF" box="[901,1118,564,668]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">0.6 4.2 4.3</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFB5BFDFE2C4938BF" box="[1171,1388,564,668]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">0.6 4.0 3.6</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="354734DFFFE079CFFF57FD7A2C49393B" box="[159,1388,688,792]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFF57FD7A29C9393B" box="[159,236,688,792]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">SL ED OHG</th>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFEA1FD7A2B19393B" box="[361,572,688,792]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">3.4 1.5 1.4</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFDBFFD7A2A6F393B" box="[631,842,688,792]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">3.6 1.4 1.5</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFC4DFD7A2D7B393B" box="[901,1118,688,792]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">2.9 1.3 1.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFB5BFD7A2C49393B" box="[1171,1388,688,792]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">2.7 1.3 1.0</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="354734DFFFE079CFFF57FCE62C493948" box="[159,1388,812,875]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
<th id="76965DA3FFE079CFFF57FCE629C93948" box="[159,236,812,875]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">END IND</th>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFEA1FCE62B193948" box="[361,572,812,875]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">2.5 1.0</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFDBFFCE62A6F3948" box="[631,842,812,875]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">2.5 1.1</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFC4DFCE62D7B3948" box="[901,1118,812,875]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">1.9 0.9</td>
|
||
<td id="76965DA3FFE079CFFB5BFCE62C493948" box="[1171,1388,812,875]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">1.9 0.8</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE08634FF0FFC6528FA3EE6" blockId="4.[151,1437,943,1905]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
|
||
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FF0FFC65288839EB" bold="true" box="[199,429,943,968]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Appearance in life.</emphasis>
|
||
Photographs in life (
|
||
<figureCitation id="134C2A18FFE08634FD57FC652BD939EB" box="[671,764,943,968]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,249,1850,1872]" captionTargetBox="[356,1230,625,1828]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[356,1231,625,1829]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. (A) Choerophryne epirrhina sp. nov. holotype SAMA R 67920 in life and (B) Choerophryne grylloides sp. nov. holotype SAMA R 67921 in life." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/244826/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Figure 1</figureCitation>
|
||
A) of the
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taken at night show a greater degree of contrast between light and dark-brown dorsal and ventral areas than is evident in preservative. Dorsum grey, with dense brown and orange maculations (giving an overall brownish-grey appearance), overlain with darker-brown blotching and numerous smaller grey spots. Ventral surfaces tinged blue-grey, with scattered pale-grey blotches; belly and ventral surface of the snout overlain with extensive orange flecking; similar flecking is present but less dense on the throat and thighs. Iris black with small bronze flecks, pupil horizontal with a thin reddish-orange border. Dorsal surfaces of torso and legs with numerous pale-grey tubercles of heterogeneous size (less conspicuous in preservative).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE08634FF0FFB052BE63C73" blockId="4.[151,1437,943,1905]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FF0FFB0528913ECB" bold="true" box="[199,436,1231,1256]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Advertisement call.</emphasis>
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Ten calls produced by the
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were analysed, including nine consecutive calls produced in an uninterrupted series. A single complete call from the
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<typeStatus id="54CC883FFFE08634FC50FB3E2ADF3F2E" box="[920,1018,1268,1293]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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is presented in
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<figureCitation id="134C2A18FFE08634FB62FB3E2C2C3F2F" box="[1194,1289,1268,1293]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="5.[151,249,1126,1148]" captionTargetBox="[161,1422,204,1090]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1435,193,1105]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 2. Advertisement calls (A) Choerophryne epirrhina sp. nov. (SAMA R 67920) recorded at 23.5 ° C and (B) Choerophryne grylloides sp. nov. (SAMA R 67921) recorded at 23.5 ° C. Top = waveform, bottom = spectrogram, left = power spectrum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/244827/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Figure 2</figureCitation>
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A. The series of nine calls lasted 79.2 seconds and was produced at a rate of 0.1 calls/s. Energy was focused in two major frequency bands, one at around 3,000 hz and the other at around 3,800 hz. In seven of the ten calls analysed the dominant frequency was between 3692 and 3884 hz (mean = 3829 hz, SD = 71.4), while in the remaining three calls the dominant frequency was 2942–3037 hz (mean = 2999 hz, SD = 50.7). Calls contained 3–4 notes (nine of 10 calls had 4 notes) and were 1.13–
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s long (mean = 1.5, SD = 0.15), but this narrowed to 1.53–
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<geoCoordinate id="EE43505AFFE08634FB3EFA6D2C023FE3" box="[1270,1319,1447,1472]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" precision="555" value="-1.7">1.70</geoCoordinate>
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s (mean = 1.59, SD = 0.05) when the only 3-note call was excluded from analysis. Note length was similar both within and between calls, ranging from 0.20–
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<geoCoordinate id="EE43505AFFE08634FDD5FA252B683C2B" box="[541,589,1519,1544]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" precision="555" value="-0.25">0.25</geoCoordinate>
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s (mean = 0.22, SD = 0.01; n = 39), and notes were produced at a rate of 2.0–2.3/s (mean = 2.22, SD = 0.07; n = 10 calls). Notes contained 27–31 pulses produced at a rate of 117–141 pulses/s (mean = 127.8, SD = 6.51; n = 20 notes).
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C36D6516FFE08634FF0FF9962AD03D53" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE08634FF0FF9962AB13C56" blockId="4.[151,1437,943,1905]" box="[199,916,1628,1653]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FF0FF996286B3C56" bold="true" box="[199,334,1628,1653]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Etymology.</emphasis>
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From the Greek,
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FDDCF9962BAD3C57" box="[532,648,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">epirrhinos</emphasis>
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, meaning ‘long-nosed’.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE08634FF0FF9B52AD03D53" blockId="4.[151,1437,943,1905]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FF0FF9B52B703CBB" bold="true" box="[199,597,1663,1688]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Natural history and distribution.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FD96F94A2A543CBB" box="[606,881,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FCB2F9B52AF33CBB" bold="true" box="[890,982,1663,1688]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is known from one location in primary foothill rainforest on the northern side of
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New Guinea’s central cordillera at an altitude of
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.
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</specimenCount>
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Males were calling after rain at night, from within curled leaves that were accumulated at the base of shrubs, within
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of the ground. Given the extent of suitable habitat in the area, this species probably has a broad distribution along the northern slopes of the central cordillera.
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FD4CF8DA2AB03D0B" box="[644,917,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Choerophryne epirrhina</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FC54F8C52AD03D0B" bold="true" box="[924,1013,1807,1832]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE08634FBE3F8DA2C1A3D0B" box="[1067,1343,1808,1832]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostellifer">
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE08634FBE3F8DA2C1A3D0B" box="[1067,1343,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="336">Choerophryne rostellifer</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
are also very similar in external appearance, and some specimens from elsewhere on the central cordillera referred to the latter species (
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||
<bibRefCitation id="EFE64B6CFFE08634FEFFF8922B173D53" author="Kraus" box="[311,562,1879,1904]" pageId="4" pageNumber="336" refString="Kraus, F. & Allison, A. (2001) A review of the endemic New Guinea microhylid frog genus Choerophryne. Herpetologica, 57, 214 - 232." type="journal article" year="2001">Kraus & Allison 2001</bibRefCitation>
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) may also actually represent the former.
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||
</paragraph>
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</treatment>
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