| Choerophryne darlingtoni | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Choerophryne |
| Species: | C. darlingtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Choerophryne darlingtoni (Loveridge, 1948) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cophixalus biroi darlingtoni Loveridge, 1948 | |
Choerophryne darlingtoni is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and found in the New Guinea Highlands. The specific name darlingtoni honors P. Jackson Darlington Jr., an American evolutionary biologist and zoogeographer. Common name Darlington's rainforest frog has been coined for it.
Description
Choerophryne darlingtoni grows to a maximum snout–vent length of 27 mm (1.1 in). The snout is blunt, similar in length to the eye. The fifth toe is longer than the third. Coloration is highly variable. A thin vertebral line or a broad light vertebral stripe may be present. The dorsal ground color varies from deep plumbeous to pale yellowish tan. Various darker markings are present. A pale, golden interocular line is almost always present but is sometimes indistinct. The venter is pale and nearly immaculate to grey.
Choerophryne darlingtoni is not morphologically distinguishable from Choerophryne fafniri but is distinguishable by the male advertisement call. It is also similar to Choerophryne variegata.
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are montane forests at elevations above 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It is a locally abundant species but can be locally threatened by habitat loss caused by selective logging and forest clearance.
References
- ^ Richards, S. & Zweifel, R. (2015) . "Choerophryne darlingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57662A85822896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57662A11670701.en.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Choerophryne darlingtoni (Loveridge, 1948)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
- ^ Zweifel, Richard George (1962). "Frogs of the microhylid genus Cophixalus from the mountains of New Guinea". American Museum Novitates (2087): 1–26. hdl:2246/3455.
- Zweifel, Richard George (1956). "Notes on microhylid frogs, genus Cophixalus, from New Guinea". American Museum Novitates (1785): 1–8. hdl:2246/4848.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Choerophryne darlingtoni | |
| Cophixalus biroi darlingtoni | |