Cophixalus
Cophixalus
Genus of amphibians
"Rainforest frog" redirects here. For other uses, see Rainforest frog (disambiguation).
Cophixalus (rainforest frogs or nursery frogs) is a genus of microhylid frogs.[citation needed] These are arboreal species with expanded toe-pads, endemic to Moluccan Islands, New Guinea and northeastern Queensland, Australia.[citation needed]
Quick Facts Cophixalus, Scientific classification ...
| Cophixalus | |
|---|---|
| Cophixalus ornatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Asterophryinae |
| Genus: | Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 |
| Species | |
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As of December 2019, Amphibian Species of the World assigns 67 species to the genus Cophixalus.[1]
The source column gives direct links to the sources used:
- IUCN description of species at International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List categories are:
- EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the Wild
- CR - Critically Endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
- NT - Near Threatened, LC - Least Concern
- DD - Data Deficient, NE - Not Evaluated
- ASW description of species at Amphibian Species of the World.
More information Binomial name and authority, Common name ...
| Binomial name and authority | Common name | Geographic range | CS | Source |
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| Cophixalus aenigma Hoskin, 2004 | Thornton rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland | VU | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus albolineatus Kraus, 2012 | Mount Shungol, New Guinea | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus amabilis Kraus, 2012 | Woodlark Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus ateles (Boulenger, 1898) | Papua rainforest frog | Mount Obree (New Guinea, PNG); possibly widespread in south-eastern Papua New Guinea | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus australis Hoskin, 2012[2] | southern ornate nursery-frog | north-east Queensland | ASW | |
| Cophixalus balbus Günther, 2003 | Yapen rainforest frog | Yapen Island (Indonesia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus bewaniensis Kraus & Allison, 2000 | Menawa rainforest frog | Bewani Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus biroi (Méhely, 1901) | Sattelberg rainforest frog | northern New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus bombiens Zweifel, 1985 | buzzing rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland | NT | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus cateae Richards and Günther, 2019 | Agogo Range in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus caverniphilus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Muller Range (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus cheesmanae Parker, 1934 | Kokoda rainforest frog | eastern Papua New Guinea | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus clapporum Kraus, 2012 | Woodlark Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus concinnus Tyler, 1979 | rattling rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | CR | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus crepitans Zweifel, 1985 | rusty rainforest frog | eastern Cape York Peninsula (Queensland, Australia) | NT | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus cryptotympanum Zweifel, 1956 | Zweifel's rainforest frog | Mount Dayman (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus cupricarenus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Rossel Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus daymani Zweifel, 1956 | Dayman rainforest frog | Mount Dayman (PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus desticans Kraus and Allison, 2009 | south-easternmost tip of New Guinea, Normanby Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus exiguus Zweifel & Parker, 1969 | Cooktown rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | NT | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus hannahae Richards and Günther, 2019 | central cordillera of Papua New Guinea | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis Hoskin, 2012[2] | Hinchinbrook Island nursery-frog | Hinchinbrook Island (Queensland, Australia) | ASW | |
| Cophixalus hosmeri Zweifel, 1985 | clicking rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus humicola Günther, 2006 | Waira rainforest frog | Yapen Island, northern New Guinea (Indonesia) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus infacetus Zweifel, 1985 | chocolate rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus interruptus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Morobe Province (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus iovaorum Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Mount Obree (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus kaindiensis Zweifel, 1979 | Kaindi rainforest frog | Mount Kaindi and Mount Missim (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus kethuk Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Rossel Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus kulakula Hoskin and Aland, 2011 | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus linnaeus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Bowutu Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus mcdonaldi Zweifel, 1985 | Mcdonald's rainforest frog | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | EN | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus melanops Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Tagula Island (PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus misimae Richards & Oliver, 2007 | Misima rainforest frog | Misima Island (PNG) | CR | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus monosyllabus Günther, 2010 | southern Fakfak Mountains (New Guinea, Indonesia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus montanus (Boettger, 1895) | mountain rainforest frog | Halmahera Island (Indonesia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus monticola Richards, Dennis, Trenerry, & Werren, 1994 | carbine rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | EN | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus neglectus Zweifel, 1962 | brown rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | EN | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus nexipus Kraus, 2012 | Mount Obree (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus nubicola Zweifel, 1962 | Michael rainforest frog | Mount Michael (New Guinea, PNG) | VU | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus ornatus (Fry, 1912) | ornate rainforest frog | mid-eastern Queensland, Hinchinbrook (Australia) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus pakayakulangun Hoskin and Aland, 2011 | north-eastern Queensland (Australia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus parkeri Loveridge, 1948 | Parker's rainforest frog | central mountainous region of Papua New Guinea | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus peninsularis Zweifel, 1985 | peninsula rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus petrophilus Hoskin, 2013 | blotched boulder-frog [3] | |||
| Cophixalus phaeobalius Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Bowutu Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus pictus Kraus, 2012 | West Papua Province (New Guinea, Indonesia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus pipilans Zweifel, 1980 | Sempi rainforest frog | from Lae to the Adelbert Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus pulchellus Kraus & Allison, 2000 | pretty rainforest frog | Mount Hunstein (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus rajampatensis Günther, Richards, Tjaturadi, and Krey, 2015 | Raja Ampat Island group off of western New Guinea (Indonesia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus riparius Zweifel, 1962 | Wilhelm rainforest frog | central mountain ranges of Papua Guinea (PNG) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus salawatiensis Günther, Richards, Tjaturadi, and Krey, 2015 | Raja Ampat Island group off of western New Guinea (Indonesia) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus saxatilis Zweifel & Parker, 1977 | Black Mountain rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | VU | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus shellyi Zweifel, 1956 | Shelly's rainforest frog | central mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea, Adelbert Mountains, Huon Peninsula | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus sphagnicola Zweifel & Allison, 1982 | Morobe rainforest frog | Mount Amungwiwa, Mount Kaini, and Mount Missim (New Guinea, PNG) | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus tagulensis Zweifel, 1963 | Tagula rainforest frog | Tagula Island (PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus tenuidactylus Günther and Richards, 2012 | Kaijende Highlands (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus tetzlaffi Günther, 2003 | Bomberai rainforest frog | Bomberai Peninsula (New Guinea, Indonesia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus timidus Kraus & Allison, 2006 | Simpson rainforest frog | Mount Simpson (New Guinea, PNG) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus tomaiodactylus Kraus and Allison, 2009 | Bowutu Mountains (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus tridactylus Günther, 2006 | Wondiwoi rainforest frog | Wondiwoi Mountains (New Guinea, Indonesia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus variabilis Kraus & Allison, 2006 | Pekopekowana rainforest frog | south-eastern Papua New Guinea | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus verecundus Zweifel & Parker, 1989 | Myola rainforest frog | Mount Bellamy (New Guinea, PNG); presumably more widely distributed | DD | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus verrucosus (Boulenger, 1898) | Moroke rainforest frog | southern and eastern Papua New Guinea | LC | ASW IUCN |
| Cophixalus viridis Günther, Richards, and Dahl, 2014 | Green rainforest frog | Muller Range, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | ASW | |
| Cophixalus wempi Richards and Oliver, 2010 | Southern Highlands Province (New Guinea, PNG) | ASW | ||
| Cophixalus zweifeli Davies & McDonald, 1998 | Cape Melville rainforest frog | northern Queensland (Australia) | DD | ASW IUCN |
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- Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 (10 December 2019). Cophixalus[permanent dead link]. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: November 17, 2013).
- Hoskin, Conrad J. (2012). "Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from the Australian Wet Tropics region, & redescription of Cophixalus ornatus" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3271: 1–16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3271.1.1.
- Conrad J. Hoskin (2013). "A new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder-pile habitat of Cape Melville, north-east Australia" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 3722 (1): 61–72. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3722.1.5. PMID 26171515.
Wikispecies has information related to Cophixalus.
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Cophixalus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: June 13, 2008).
- Encyclopedia of Life taxon Cophixalus[permanent dead link] at http://www.eol.org.
- "Cophixalus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Cophixalus at https://web.archive.org/web/20080501142231/http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm