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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Hylophorbus rufescens - Red Mawatta Frog |
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Family : MICROHYLIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : Up to 40 mm (based on these
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Example 1
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Sighting Details :
Date :
May 2007
Location : Western Province, PNG
Elevation :
980 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) :
30 mm
Call :
Repetitive pulsed 'ark' - usually 10,
sometimes less. (3 per second).
Habitat : In cleared area near primary forest,
calling from underneath wooden platform.
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Example 2
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Sighting Details :
Date :
November 2002
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 750 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : Approx 40 mm ?
Habitat :
On forest floor in primary forest.
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References :
Amphibians Of The World - Hylophorbus rufescens
Menzies, J., 1975. Handbook of Common New Guinea Frogs. Wau Ecology
Institute (Handbook No. 1).
Menzies, J., 2006 The Frogs of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Pensoft Publishers.
Richards, S., 2002. An illustrated field guide to the Frogs of the Kikori River Basin. A report to WWF-PNG.
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