Two new species of torrent-breeding treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae: Litoria) from hill forests on the southern edge of New Guinea’s Central Cordillera

Vertebrate Zoology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 74, P. 417 - 433

Published: June 28, 2024

Abstract We describe two new species of torrent-breeding Litoria Tschudi, 1838 from low-elevation hill-forest habitats on the southern fringe Papua New Guinea’s Central Cordillera. One is currently known only Kikori River basin, and other adjacent Strickland basins. The can be distinguished all by aspects morphology advertisement call structure. Both are below 500 m a.s.l. so considered less likely to threatened devastating frog pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Longcore, Pessier & Nichols, 1999 than Melanesian pelodryadid frogs occupying higher, cooler habitats, should that introduced region. hundred ten have now been documented a near doubling total recognised when first field guide region was published nearly 20 years ago, emphasising rich anuran community this area.

Language: Английский

A new species of treefrog (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) from the karstic South-fold Mountains of New Guinea

Zootaxa, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5514(6), P. 559 - 576

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Despite recent advances in the systematics and taxonomy of relictual family Scolebythidae, type genus Scolebythus Evans, 1963 remained monospecific for more than sixty years. Here, I describe illustrate bekilyensis sp. nov. from a female specimen collected southern Madagascar. This discovery emphasizes on endemism this genus, which is unique within Scolebythidae being restricted to one biogeographic realm, suggests that potential new species are yet be discovered megadiverse region.

Language: Английский