Choerophryne darlingtoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Genus: | Choerophryne |
Species: | C. darlingtoni
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Binomial name | |
Choerophryne darlingtoni (Loveridge, 1948)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Cophixalus biroi darlingtoni Loveridge, 1948 |
Choerophryne darlingtoni is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and found in the New Guinea Highlands.[2] The specific name darlingtoni honors P. Jackson Darlington Jr., an American evolutionary biologist and zoogeographer.[3] Common name Darlington's rainforest frog has been coined for it.[2][3]
Choerophryne darlingtoni grows to a maximum snout–vent length of 27 mm (1.1 in). The snout is blunt, similar in length to the eye. The fifth toe is longer than the third.[4] Coloration is highly variable. A thin vertebral line or a broad light vertebral stripe may be present. The dorsal ground color varies from deep plumbeous to pale yellowish tan. Various darker markings are present. A pale, golden interocular line is almost always present but is sometimes indistinct. The venter is pale and nearly immaculate to grey.[5]
Choerophryne darlingtoni is not morphologically distinguishable from Choerophryne fafniri[2] but is distinguishable by the male advertisement call.[1] It is also similar to Choerophryne variegata.[4]
Its natural habitats are montane forests[1] at elevations above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[2] It is a locally abundant species but can be locally threatened by habitat loss caused by selective logging and forest clearance.[1]