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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FF5FFAC028E43F07" bold="true" box="[151,449,1290,1316]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">Choerophryne grylloides</emphasis>
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(
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B)
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.
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R67921 (Field No. SJR 12700), adult male, calling when collected, un-named camp in upper Sepik River basin, West Sepik Province,
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(near
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,
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;
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a.s.l), collected by S. Richards 0
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.
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FF0FFA2A28943FDA" bold="true" box="[199,433,1504,1529]" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">Referred specimen.</emphasis>
A single specimen,
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R67928 (Field No. SJR 12885), 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 on
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, is tentatively assigned to this species given its morphological similarity to the
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and the proximity of the collection site to the
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locality. However, as no call or genetic data are available, this specimen is not nominated as a
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.
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FF0FF95F28643C8D" bold="true" box="[199,321,1685,1710]" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A small species of
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FDE7F95F2BF53C8E" box="[559,720,1685,1709]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">Choerophryne</emphasis>
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(SUL
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) with a distinctly projecting, elongated snout (OHG/SUL 0.084); urostyle projecting posteriorly beyond the insertion of the hind limbs; long legs (TL/SUL 0.42); expanded discs present on all digits except the first finger, but not more than 1.4 times width of penultimate phalanx; dorsum densely tuberculate; and advertisement call consisting of 45 (normally five) distinctly pulsed notes, of which the last comprises more than double the number of pulses of its predecessors (910 vs. 34).
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FF0FF8822B693D42" bold="true" box="[199,588,1864,1889]" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">Comparison with other species.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FD90F8832A513D42" box="[600,884,1865,1889]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">Choerophryne grylloides</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FC48F8822AFB3D42" bold="true" box="[896,990,1864,1889]" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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differs from all congeners previously included in the genus
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FE46F8A728DF3DA6" box="[398,506,1901,1925]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">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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it differs in the following characters: it is much smaller (SUL &lt;
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) than
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FD25F87F2AAC3DEE" box="[749,905,1973,1997]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">C. bryonopsis</emphasis>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE18635FC50F87F2D183DEE" box="[920,1085,1973,1997]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="337" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longirostris">C. longirostris</taxonomicName>
,
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,
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and
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE18635FF5FF81328663DD2" box="[151,323,2009,2033]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="337">C. proboscidea</emphasis>
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(SUL ≥
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) and further differs from these species in lacking an expanded digital disk on the first finger. It is slightly smaller than
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FDF2FF522BE13A93" box="[570,708,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. epirrhina</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FD04FF5D2A033A93" bold="true" box="[716,806,151,176]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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,
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and
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FBD7FF522D883A93" box="[1055,1197,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. rostellifer</emphasis>
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(male SUL
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vs. 14.915.0, 13.514.7 and 14.0
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respectively); and further differs from
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and
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FA4AFF7628213ADB" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. rostellifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having dense dorsal tuberculation (tubercules much smaller and less densely arrayed in
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FACFFF2A2CB03ADB" box="[1287,1429,224,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostellifer">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FACFFF2A2CB03ADB" box="[1287,1429,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. rostellifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, localised to the flanks in
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FE67FECE2B463B3F" box="[431,611,260,284]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilirostris">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FE67FECE2B463B3F" box="[431,611,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. gracilirostris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE28636FF0FFEE22A193BF3" blockId="6.[151,1436,151,464]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FF0FFEE228C53B63" box="[199,480,296,320]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grylloides" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FF0FFEE228C53B63" box="[199,480,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Choerophryne grylloides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE28636FE20FEED2B663B63" box="[488,579,295,320]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FE20FEED2B663B63" bold="true" box="[488,579,295,320]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is distinguishable from most other small long-nosed
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FB6AFEE22C663B63" box="[1186,1347,296,320]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FB6AFEE22C663B63" box="[1186,1347,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Choerophryne</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species (
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FF68FE8628333B47" box="[160,278,332,356]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="allisoni">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FF68FE8628333B47" box="[160,278,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. allisoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FEECFE8628883B47" box="[292,429,332,356]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amomani">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FEECFE8628883B47" box="[292,429,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. amomani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FE2DFE862B7F3B47" box="[485,602,332,356]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FE2DFE862B7F3B47" box="[485,602,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) by its longer snout (OHG/SUL 0.084 vs. ≤ 0.074) and longer tibiae (TL/ SUL 0.42 vs. ≤ 0.38), and from
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FE36FEBA2BB23BAB" box="[510,663,368,392]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arndtorum">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FE36FEBA2BB23BAB" box="[510,663,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. arndtorum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its slightly longer tibiae (Tl/SUL 0.42 vs. 0.380.42) and slightly shorter head (HL/SUL 0.330.34 vs. 0.340.39). Key diagnostic features of long-nosed
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FBA1FE5E2C2F3B8F" box="[1129,1290,404,428]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FBA1FE5E2C2F3B8F" box="[1129,1290,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Choerophryne</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
found on the central cordillera of New
<collectingCountry id="F360760DFFE28636FE7EFE7D2B223BF3" box="[438,519,439,464]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Guinea</collectingCountry>
are summarised in
<tableCitation id="C6F50326FFE28636FD2BFE7D2A1D3BF3" box="[739,824,439,464]" 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="6" pageNumber="338" tableUuid="DF086615FFE28636FF5FFDCA2C5E3834">Table 2</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF086615FFE28636FF5FFDCA2C5E3834" ID-Table-UUID="DF086615FFE28636FF5FFDCA2C5E3834" box="[151,1403,511,535]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF086615FFE28636FF5FFDCA2C5E3834" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" targetBox="[159,1364,564,823]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE28636FF5FFDCA2C5E3834" blockId="6.[151,1403,511,535]" box="[151,1403,511,535]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FF5FFDCA282C3834" bold="true" box="[151,265,512,535]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Key diagnostic features of male long-nosed
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FD2FFE352AA53834" box="[743,896,511,535]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FD2FFE352AA53834" box="[743,896,511,535]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Choerophryne</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
found on the central cordillera of New Guinea.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE28636FF57FDFE2C753914" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
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<tr id="354734DFFFE279CFFF57FDFE2C71384B" box="[159,1364,564,616]" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFF57FDFE282B384B" box="[159,270,564,616]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Species</th>
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFE9DFDFE28F4384B" box="[341,465,564,616]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FE9DFDFE28F43869" box="[341,465,564,586]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="epirrhina" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FE9DFDFE28F43869" box="[341,465,564,586]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. epirrhina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE28636FE9DFD992880384B" box="[341,421,595,616]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FE9DFD992880384B" bold="true" box="[341,421,595,616]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</th>
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFDC4FDFE2BAA384B" box="[524,655,564,616]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FDC4FDFE2BAA3869" box="[524,655,564,586]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grylloides" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FDC4FDFE2BAA3869" box="[524,655,564,586]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. grylloides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE28636FDC4FD992B79384B" box="[524,604,595,616]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FDC4FD992B79384B" bold="true" box="[524,604,595,616]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</th>
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFD0BFDFE2ADE384B" box="[707,1019,564,616]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FD0BFDFE2ADE3869" box="[707,1019,564,586]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FD0BFDFE2A433869" box="[707,870,564,586]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilirostris">C. gracilirostris</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FCB2FDFE2ADE3869" box="[890,1019,564,586]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostellifer">C. rostellifer</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFBFAFDFE2DBF384B" box="[1074,1178,564,616]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FBFAFDFE2DBF3869" box="[1074,1178,564,586]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burtoni">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FBFAFDFE2DBF3869" box="[1074,1178,564,586]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. burtoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFB23FDFE2C71384B" box="[1259,1364,564,616]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FB23FDFE2C713869" box="[1259,1364,564,586]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="allisoni">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FB23FDFE2C713869" box="[1259,1364,564,586]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. allisoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="354734DFFFE279CFFF57FDB12C7138B1" box="[159,1364,635,658]" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFF57FDB1282B38B1" box="[159,270,635,658]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FF57FDB129F538B1" bold="true" box="[159,208,635,658]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">SUL</emphasis>
(mm)
</th>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFE9DFDB128F438B1" box="[341,465,635,658]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">14.9-15.0</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFDC4FDB12BAA38B1" box="[524,655,635,658]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">12.5</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFD0BFDB12ADE38B1" box="[707,1019,635,658]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">13.514.7 14.016.8</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFBFAFDB12DBF38B1" box="[1074,1178,635,658]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">12.113.6</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFB23FDB12C7138B1" box="[1259,1364,635,658]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">11.511.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354734DFFFE279CFFF57FD6F2C713898" box="[159,1364,677,699]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFF57FD6F282B3898" box="[159,270,677,699]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">TL/SUL</th>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFE9DFD6F28F43898" box="[341,465,677,699]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.41</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFDC4FD6F2BAA3898" box="[524,655,677,699]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.42</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFD0BFD6F2ADE3898" box="[707,1019,677,699]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.370.40 0.370.47</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFBFAFD6F2DBF3898" box="[1074,1178,677,699]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.330.37</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFB23FD6F2C713898" box="[1259,1364,677,699]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.33</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354734DFFFE279CFFF57FD042C7138C7" box="[159,1364,718,740]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFF57FD04282B38C7" box="[159,270,718,740]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">F3D/SUL</th>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFE9DFD0428F438C7" box="[341,465,718,740]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.05</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFDC4FD042BAA38C7" box="[524,655,718,740]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.04</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFD0BFD042ADE38C7" box="[707,1019,718,740]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.030.04 0.030.06</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFBFAFD042DBF38C7" box="[1074,1178,718,740]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.020.04</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFB23FD042C7138C7" box="[1259,1364,718,740]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.03</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354734DFFFE279CFFF57FD322C71392D" box="[159,1364,760,782]" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFF57FD32282B392D" box="[159,270,760,782]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">OHG/SUL</th>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFE9DFD3228F4392D" box="[341,465,760,782]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.090.10</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFDC4FD322BAA392D" box="[524,655,760,782]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.08</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFD0BFD322ADE392D" box="[707,1019,760,782]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.060.09 0.080.10</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFBFAFD322DBF392D" box="[1074,1178,760,782]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.030.06</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFB23FD322C71392D" box="[1259,1364,760,782]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.04</td>
</tr>
<tr id="354734DFFFE279CFFF57FCEB2C713914" box="[159,1364,801,823]" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
<th id="76965DA3FFE279CFFF57FCEB282B3914" box="[159,270,801,823]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">IND/SUL</th>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFE9DFCEB28F43914" box="[341,465,801,823]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.07</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFDC4FCEB2BAA3914" box="[524,655,801,823]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.07</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFD0BFCEB2ADE3914" box="[707,1019,801,823]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.050.06 0.060.09</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFBFAFCEB2DBF3914" box="[1074,1178,801,823]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.030.07</td>
<td id="76965DA3FFE279CFFB23FCEB2C713914" box="[1259,1364,801,823]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">0.050.07</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE28636FF0FFCB52DDA3EDC" blockId="6.[151,1437,894,2035]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">
In having calls normally containing five notes
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FD07FCB42AC339B5" box="[719,998,894,918]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="grylloides" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FD07FCB42AC339B5" box="[719,998,894,918]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Choerophryne grylloides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE28636FC25FCB42D6339B4" box="[1005,1094,894,919]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FC25FCB42D6339B4" bold="true" box="[1005,1094,894,919]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FB11FCB52C4739B5" box="[1241,1378,895,918]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amomani">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FB11FCB52C4739B5" box="[1241,1378,895,918]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. amomani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(12 notes),
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FF24FC6928AE3998" box="[236,395,931,955]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bryonopsis">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FF24FC6928AE3998" box="[236,395,931,955]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. bryonopsis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(1 note),
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FDC8FC692BA83998" box="[512,653,931,955]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="epirrhina" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FDC8FC692BA83998" box="[512,653,931,955]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. epirrhina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23057F4FFE28636FD5FFC682BD63999" box="[663,755,930,955]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FD5FFC682BC83998" bold="true" box="[663,749,930,955]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(4 notes),
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FCBCFC692D3F3998" box="[884,1050,931,955]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longirostris">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FCBCFC692D3F3998" box="[884,1050,931,955]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. longirostris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(34 notes),
<taxonomicName id="4C774D1EFFE28636FB7EFC692C743999" box="[1206,1361,931,954]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Choerophryne" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nigrescens">
<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FB7EFC692C743999" box="[1206,1361,931,954]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. nigrescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(610 notes),
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FF24FC0D28BC39FD" box="[236,409,966,990]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. proboscidea</emphasis>
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(3 notes) and
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FD8CFC0D2BF139FD" box="[580,724,966,990]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. rostellifer</emphasis>
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(34 notes). From all long-nosed species that produce 5-note calls
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FEB9FC2028E83E20" bold="true" box="[369,461,1002,1027]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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differs in having terminal notes containing many more pulses than the non-terminal notes (910 vs. 34). Species regularly or rarely producing 5-note calls further differ in the following characters (comparisons with non-terminal notes of C.
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FD47FBF92BDA3E68" box="[655,767,1075,1099]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">grylloides</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FCCFFBF82A473E68" bold="true" box="[775,866,1074,1099]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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only):
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FC7EFBF92DFD3E68" box="[950,1240,1075,1099]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Choerophryne arndtorum</emphasis>
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has much longer notes (0.130.18 vs. 0.04
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s) produced at a slower rate (2.73.4/s vs. 15.717.5/s);
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FBB2FB9D2C0A3E4D" box="[1146,1327,1110,1134]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. gracilirostris</emphasis>
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produces call notes at a slower rate (7.213.3/s vs. 15.717.5/s) and containing more pulses (49 vs. 34);
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FB2DFBB12C7D3EB0" box="[1253,1368,1147,1171]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">C. burtoni</emphasis>
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notes are much longer (0.18
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s vs. 0.0170.035), contain many more pulses (915 vs. 34) and are produced at a much slower rate (1.361.64/s vs. 15.717.5/s); and
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE28636FD3BFB092AD33EF9" box="[755,1014,1219,1243]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Choerophryne microps</emphasis>
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produces 59 notes calls with much longer notes (0.0550.105 vs. 0.017
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s) produced at a much slower rate (7.1/s vs. 15.717.5/s).
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Description of
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.
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Adult male with a small ventral incision on the right side, liver removed, and with the following measurements (in mm): SUL 12.5; TL 5.3; HW 4.3; HL 4.2; ED 1.3;
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1.9;
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0.9; SL 2.9; OHG 1.1; F1D 0.1; F3D 0.5; T1D 0.3; T4D 0.6. Head rather narrow (HW/SUL 0.34), canthus rostralis weakly defined, smoothly rounded, straight in dorsal view, loreal region very slightly concave. Snout slender, projecting well beyond anterior margin of lower jaw (OHG
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), tip rounded in dorsal and lateral profiles, ventral surface of tip with an unpigmented medial ridge, widest anteriorly and tapering towards anterior margin of the jaw. Nares oval, located close to tip of snout, oriented ventrolaterally, not visible in dorsal view, internarial distance moderately large (IN/SUL 0.073). Eye moderately small (ED/SUL 0.10), transverse diameter less than length of snout, pupil horizontal. Tympanic annulus indistinct, ventral edge faintly apparent. Tongue oval, two slightly curved prepharyngeal ridges present; vomerine teeth absent, vocal slits present just anterolateral to base of tongue. Urostyle projecting beyond vent, tip rounded and slightly elevated. Dorsum, flanks and dorsal surface of hindlimbs with scattered low, rounded tubercules; venter smooth.
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<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE28636FF0FF97028C23D88" blockId="6.[151,1437,894,2035]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Fingers moderately long and slender, with distinct circum-marginal grooves, relative lengths III&gt;IV≥II&gt;I, finger I more than half length of II, fingers IIIV with distinctly expanded discs up to 1.4 times width of penultimate phalanx, finger I lacking expanded disk and with only faint circum-marginal groove; subarticular and metacarpal tubercles low and poorly defined, webbing absent. Legs moderately long (TL/SUL 0.42). Toes long and slender, relative lengths IV&gt;III&gt;V&gt;II&gt;I, all toes with expanded terminal discs up to 1.4 times width of penultimate phalanx, all with circum-marginal grooves; metatarsal tubercles and webbing absent. Disks on toes wider than those on fingers (F3/T4 0.78).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC8369DFFE28637FF0FF87D28BF3BF3" blockId="6.[151,1437,894,2035]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,151,1472]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="339" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">In preservative, ground colour of dorsum dark brown grading laterally to medium brown, overlain with dense darker brown maculations, slightly denser anteriorly than posteriorly. Snout pale tan with few dark-brown maculations. Inguinal regions with a pair of indistinctly edged white spots. Vent bordered dorsally by a pale-buff posterior band and ventrally by a very-dark-brown band. Exposed dorsal and lateral surfaces of limbs medium brown, extensively flecked with varying darker brown and unpigmented blotches; darker pigmentation on limbs tends not to form distinct patterns, with the exception of some indistinct very-dark-brown transverse bands at the midpoint of thigh, shank and foot. Dorsal surfaces of hands and feet medium brown with extensive darker-brown flecking and numerous unpigmented patches that are increasingly large towards the distal extremities. Venter pale buff with fine tan maculations coalescing on the throat, thighs and ventral surface of limbs and feet. Palmar and plantar surfaces largely unpigmented, with light-tan speckling, coalescing to form a darker brown band at the base of the distal phalanges.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE38637FF0FFE16281E3BD6" bold="true" box="[199,315,476,501]" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">Variation.</emphasis>
Referred specimen SAMA R67928 is slightly smaller than the
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, with slightly shorter tibiae (TL/SUL 0.51 vs. 0.42), but is otherwise of similar dimensions (
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). In preservative, dorsal colouration of the referred specimen is much paler than the
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, being predominantly pale grey with a dark-brown, roughly Xshaped marking spanning the dorsum. Limbs and venter have similar colouration to the
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. Dorsum less densely tuberculate than
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.
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE38637FF0FFD45289D388B" bold="true" box="[199,440,655,680]" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">Appearance in life.</emphasis>
A photograph in life (
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B) of the
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taken at night, shows stronger colouration and sharper tonal variation than is evident in preservative. Medial area of dorsum black, strongly contrasting with orangish-brown snout, thighs and posterior of dorsum. Flanks and limbs with extensive scattered pale grey-blue spots. Iris black with extensive small orange-bronze flecks. Pupil horizontal, encircled by a distinctive thin bright-orange ring. Dorsal surfaces of body densely tuberculate.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE38637FF0FFC8E2890397E" bold="true" box="[199,437,836,861]" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">Advertisement call.</emphasis>
A single complete call from the
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is presented in
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B. A call bout containing nine consecutive calls produced by the
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(SAMA R67921) lasted for 9.9 seconds, and calls were produced at a rate of 0.8 calls/s. The dominant frequency was very high, ranging from 4845 hz to 5115 hz (mean = 4978, SD = 104; n = 7 calls). Calls contained 45 notes (but eight of nine calls had 5 notes), and were 0.23
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s long (mean = 0.28, SD = 0.02), narrowing to 0.29
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s (mean = 0.29, SD = 0.005) when the 4-note call was excluded. Non-terminal notes of each call contained 34 pulses ranging in length from 0.017
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s (mean = 0.023, SD = 0.035; n = 27). Notes were produced at a rate of 15.717.5 notes/s (mean = 16.5, SD = 0.5; n = 9). Pulse rate in non-terminal notes was 93.8130.4/s (mean = 113.5, SD = 9.7). Terminal notes in each call were longer (0.043
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s, mean = 0.049, SD = 0.004; n = 7 calls) and contained a higher number of pulses (910 vs. 34) produced at a faster rate (167212 pulses/s, mean = 185, SD = 14.0; n = 7 notes).
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<subSubSection id="C36D6516FFE38637FF0FFB662BE33FE3" pageId="7" pageNumber="339" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE38637FF0FFB66286B3EE6" bold="true" box="[199,334,1196,1221]" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name is a feminine compound adjective, comprising the Latin
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(cricket) and the Greek -
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(resembles), alluding to the resemblance of the high-pitched advertisement calls of this species to the stridulatory sounds made by crickets.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE38637FF0FFADD2B713F13" bold="true" box="[199,596,1303,1328]" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">Natural history and distribution.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE38637FD94FAD22BCB3F13" box="[604,750,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">C. grylloides</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B903EA8FFFE38637FD3FFADD2A633F13" bold="true" box="[759,838,1303,1328]" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">sp nov</emphasis>
occurs in primary foothill rainforest on the northern side of
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New Guineas central cordillera at altitudes of
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a.s.l. The
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was calling at night from the exposed surface of a leaf, roughly
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from the ground. No other individuals were seen or heard at the
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locality; however, 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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