A New Species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.

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dc.contributor.authorRichards, Stephen J.
dc.contributor.authorOliver, Paul M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-10T21:07:27Z
dc.date.available2012-05-10T21:07:27Z
dc.date.issued2007-04
dc.descriptionv. ill. 23 cm.
dc.descriptionQuarterly
dc.description.abstractCophixalus misimae Richards & Oliver, n. sp., is described from lowaltitude rain forest on Misima Island, Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. It is a small (males 15.5–16.1 mm, females 19.3–19.6 mm) terrestrial species with a visible tympanum, a snout that is distinctly truncate in dorsal view, unwebbed toes, a dark brown lateral stripe, and a call consisting of a train of high-pitched pulses. It is the third species of Cophixalus known from the Louisiade Archipelago and is currently known only from Misima Island.
dc.format.extent10 p.
dc.identifier.citationRichards SJ, Oliver PM. A New Species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Misima Island, Papua New Guinea. Pac Sci 61(2): 279-288.
dc.identifier.issn0030-8870
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/22614
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherHonolulu, University of Hawaii Press
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 61, no. 2
dc.subject.lcshNatural history--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshScience--Periodicals
dc.subject.lcshNatural history--Pacific Area--Periodicals.
dc.titleA New Species of Cophixalus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
dc.typeArticle
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