Callulops stictogaster
Species of frog
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::summary Species of frog ::
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Callulops stictogaster is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and occurs in the central mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea in the Western Highlands, Eastern Highlands, Chimbu, and Morobe Provinces. The specific name stictogaster is derived from the Greek stictos (="spotted") and gaster (="belly"). Common name Irumbofoie callulops frog has been proposed for it.
Description
Callulops stictogaster is a relatively large species that can reach 80 mm in snout–vent length. There is a characteristic small ridge or tubercle between the eye and the nostril. The head is narrower than the body. The snout is bluntly rounded. The tympanum is visible but not prominent; the supratympanic fold is weak. The finger and the toe tips are rounded, lacking discs. The dorsal coloration varies from light purplish brown in preservative (holotype) to yellowish brown in life (a paratype). The ventral surfaces are brown with many tiny white spots.
Habitat and conservation
Callulops stictogaster occurs in hill and montane rainforests at elevations of 1400 – above sea level, often in steep terrain. It appears to be terrestrial. Development is direct (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage). It is not a common species but can nevertheless occur in large numbers in suitable habitat. It is not exposed to significant threats, although it is used as pig feed in the Chimbu Province. It is not known to occur in protected areas.
References
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "''Callulops stictogaster''".
- (2014). "Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles". Academic Press.
- Frost, Darrel R.. (2020). "''Callulops stictogaster'' (Zweifel, 1972)". American Museum of Natural History.
- (1972). "A revision of the frogs of the subfamily Asterophryinae, family Microhylidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.
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