Choerophryne gracilirostris

Species of amphibian

Choerophryne gracilirostris

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Amphibia
Order:  | Anura
Family:  | Microhylidae
Genus:  | Choerophryne
Species:  |

C. gracilirostris

Binomial name
Choerophryne gracilirostris

Iannella, Richards and Oliver, 2014

Choerophryne gracilirostris is a tiny (13–15 mm long), little-studied species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the rainforest of the Western and Southern Highlands provinces of Papua New Guinea. Choerophryne gracilirostris can be distinguished by its long narrow snout and advertisement call of 3-5 pulsed notes in long repeated sequences. Males can be found calling from within leaf litter or rotting logs, especially on rainy nights.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Iannella, A., Richards, S., and Oliver, P. (2014) "A new species of Choerophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from the central cordillera Papua New Guinea." Zootaxa 3753 (5) : 483-493.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15618308
* Wikispecies: Choerophryne gracilirostris
* AmphibiaWeb: 8117
* ASW: Choerophryne-gracilirostris
* CoL: 5XYRV
* GBIF: 7384329
* iNaturalist: 476896
* ITIS: 1100781
* IUCN: 76317608
* NCBI: 1397511

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