Asterophrys leucopus
Species of frog
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::summary Species of frog ::
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Asterophrys leucopus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to northwestern Papua New Guinea where it is known from three locations: Stolle Mountain in the Sandaun Province—its type locality, and Hunstein Mountains in the East Sepik Province and the Bewani Mountains in the West Sepik Province.
Description
Asterophrys leucopus are moderately large microhylids. The three males in the type series measure 43 - in snout–vent length. A distinctive feature of these frogs, shared with the congeneric Asterophrys turpicola, is their extremely broad head, almost half of snout–vent length. The body is robust with short limbs. The colour pattern is mottled light and dark pinkish brown, with irregular black patches on dorsal and lateral surfaces; this gives these frogs a good camouflage against wet moss of their habitat. Males call from exposed positions; the call consists of a series of rapidly repeated introductory notes followed by slower terminal notes.
Habitat and conservation
Asterophrys leucopus inhabit mossy rainforests at elevations of 950 – above sea level. No threats to this species have been identified.
References
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "''Asterophrys leucopus''".
- Frost, Darrel R.. (2017). "''Asterophrys leucopus'' Richards, Johnston, and Burton, 1994". American Museum of Natural History.
- (2006). "Range extensions for reptiles and amphibians along the northern versant of Papua New Guinea". Herpetological Review.
- Richards, S. J.. (1994). "A remarkable new asterophryine microhylid frog from the mountains of New Guinea". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.
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