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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Pengilleyia
amboinensis - Horst's Treefrog |
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Family : PELODRYADIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : Up to 65 mm mm |
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Example 1
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Sighting Details :
Date :
March 2008
Location : Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 1420 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) :
Approx 48 mm
Call : Moderately loud rattle, 3 or 4 seconds,
falling in pitch towards the end.
Habitat : Next to man-made pond, adjacent to primary
forest in karst region.
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Example 2
- female
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Sighting Details :
Date :March 2007
Location : Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 1280 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : 60 mm
Call : Loud rattle, lasting 5 or 6 seconds,
tailing off to lower notes during the final second.
Habitat : Next to man-made reservoir, in karst
limestone area.
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Example 3
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Sighting Details :
Date : October 2005
Location :
Southern Highlands Province, PNG
Elevation : 1750 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : Approx 60 mm
Habitat : At edge of clearing in karst limestone,
adjacent to primary forest.
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References :
Amphibians Of The World -
Pengilleyia amboinensis
Donnellan, S. C., Mahony, M. J., Esquerré, D., Brennan, I. G., Price,
L. C., Lemmon, A., ... & Richards, S. J. (2025). Phylogenomics
informs a generic revision of the Australo-Papuan treefrogs (Anura:
Pelodryadidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 204(2),
zlaf015.
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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