A colorful new species of albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Southeastern Papua New Guinea

dc.contributor.authorKraus, Fred
dc.contributor.authorAllison, Allen
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-24T19:21:54Z
dc.date.available2012-09-24T19:21:54Z
dc.date.issued2005-01
dc.description.abstractWe describe a new species of Albericus from the northern slope of Mt. Simpson, in the Owen Stanley Range of south eastern Papua New Guinea. The new species differs from all other known species of the genus in having pale blue or pale green dorsal coloration with red punctations (light metallic green and burnt orange in preservative). It is further distinguished from its congeners in its combination of oblique lores, granular skin with a few tubercles, broadhead, large distance separating the external nares from the eyes, and in features of its call. We also provide comparative morphological measurements for most other species of Albericus to supplement the paucity of such data in original descriptions and to assist with future diagnoses of other new species.
dc.format.extent12 pages
dc.identifier.citationKraus F, Allison A. A colorful new species of albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Southeastern Papua New Guinea. Pac Sci 59(1): 43-53.
dc.identifier.issn0030-8870
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/24159
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 59, no. 1
dc.subject.lcshAlbericus--Color--Papua New Guinea.
dc.subject.lcshNatural history--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshScience--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshNatural history--Pacific Area--Periodicals.
dc.titleA colorful new species of albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Southeastern Papua New Guinea
dc.typeArticle
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local.identifier.callnumberQH1 .P33

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