Cornufer paepkei

Cornufer paepkei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Cornufer
Species:
C. paepkei
Binomial name
Cornufer paepkei
(Günther, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Platymantis paepkei Günther, 2015
  • Cornufer paepkei Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015

Cornufer paepkei is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae, endemic to rainforest habitat. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality: the Fakfak Mountains in Indonesia, at between 400 and 860 meters above sea level.[1][2]

The adult frog measures 21.6 to 31.4 mm in snout-urostyle length. Its voice sounds like a "low, short creak." There a small amount of webbed skin on its feet. The frog is yellow-brown in color with dark brown or black patterning. There are two yellow-white lines from its nose to its hind legs. The backs of the legs are red-brown in color. Other parts of the legs are almost purple. The ventrum is off-white.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Cornufer paepkei (Günther, 2015)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cornufer paepkei (Günther, 2015)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Günther, Rainer (May 4, 2015). "Description of two new taxa of the ceratobatrachid genus Platymantis from western New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura)". Vertebrate Zoology (full text). 65 (1): 101–116. doi:10.3897/vz.65.e31509. Retrieved February 10, 2023.


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