Cornufer hedigeri

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Cornufer hedigeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Platymantis
Species:
P. guppyi
Binomial name
Platymantis guppyi
(Boulenger, 1884)
Synonyms

Cornufer guppyi Boulenger, 1884

Platymantis guppyi (common name: Treasury wrinkled ground frog or Solomon Islands giant treefrog) is a species of frog in the Ceratobatrachidae family,[2] named after Henry B. Guppy who collected the holotype from the Treasury Islands.[3] It is widespread in the Solomon Islands archipelago (Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands), though it is missing from New Georgia and Makira islands.[2]

Description

Platymantis guppyi are medium-sized frogs: the holotype measured 68 mm (2.7 in) in snout–vent length. Its back is light brown or pinkish, spotted or dotted with brown, whereas it is whitish below.[3]

Platymantis guppyi is a very common and abundant species that inhabits closed-canopy rainforest and old regrowth forest. They live in the trees, about 2–20 m (6 ft 7 in – 65 ft 7 in) above the ground. It might be threatened by logging, although its ability to persist in regrown forests suggests it is relatively resilient.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Richards, S.; Parker, F. (2004). "Platymantis guppyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T58461A11783913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58461A11783913.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Platymantis guppyi (Boulenger, 1884)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b Boulenger, G. A. (1884). "Diagnoses of new reptiles and batrachians from the Solomon Islands, collected and presented to the British Museum by H. B. Guppy, Esq., M.B., H.M.S. 'Lark'". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1884: 210–213. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1884.tb02822.x.