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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Spicicalyx
eucnemis - Fringed Tree Frog |
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Family : PELODRYADIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : Up to 70 mm. |
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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) : 45 mm
Habitat :
Perched on fallen tree branch, 2 metres
above small stream gully issuing from primary forest.
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Example 2
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Sighting Details :
Date :
May 2007
Location :
Western Province, PNG
Elevation : 980 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : 45 mm
Habitat : On low vegetation adjacent to small stream
gully issuing from primary forest.
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References :
Amphibians Of The World -
Spicicalyx eucnemis
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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