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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Callulops
mediodiscus |
Family : MICROHYLIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : At least 45 mm (based on this
sighting)
Photographed and shared in 2004, these are the first images of a new, undescribed species
of Callulops found in the Moran area at 1600 metres elevation.
Subsequently, Callulops mediodiscus was formally described in
2012 from a specimen acquired 4 km to the northwest of this record
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Sighting Details :
Date : April 2004
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 1600 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) :
45 mm
Call : A
loud, rattle of 5 to 10
notes, lasting one or two seconds.
Habitat : Road-cutting in limestone karst,
surrounded by primary forest.
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References :
Amphibians Of The World -
Callulops mediodiscus
Oliver, P., Richards, S., & Tjaturadi, B. (2012). Two new species of
Callulops (Anura: Microhylidae) from montane forests in New Guinea.
Zootaxa, 3178(1), 33-44.
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