Vertebrate Zoology 59(2): 147-155, doi:
A new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne from the Mamberamo Basin of northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea
expand article infoRainer Günther‡§, Stephen Richards, Burhan Tjaturadi, DJOKO Iskandar
‡ Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany§ Berlin Museum, Berlin, Germany

Corresponding author: Rainer Günther ( rainer.guenther@mfn.berlin )

© Rainer Günther, Stephen Richards, Burhan Tjaturadi, DJOKO Iskandar.
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Citation: Günther R, Richards S, Tjaturadi B, Iskandar D (2009) A new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne from the Mamberamo Basin of northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. Vertebrate Zoology 59(2): 147-155
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Abstract
A new species of the microhylid frog genus Oreophryne is described from lowland rainforest in the Mamberamo Basin of northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. The new species is distinguished from congeners by its small size (males 20.5-23.3 mm SUL) and advertisement call, a loud rattle lasting about two seconds. It is only the second member of the genus known to lay and then guard eggs attached to the underside of leaves in the forest.
Keywords
Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae, Oreophryne, new species, Papua Province, Indonesia, New Guinea