New Species of Platymantis (Amphibia; Anura; Ranidae) from New Britain and Redescription of the Poorly Known Platymantis nexipus

Copeia | December 20, 2006| | Copyright

We describe a new species of high-elevation rainforest tree frog (genus Platymantis) from the Nakanai Mountains, New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Southwestern Pacific. The new species is characterized by moderate body size (34.2-35.8 mm for four males), widely expanded terminal digital d isks of the fingers and toes, smooth skin of the dorsum, a distinctive color pattern, and a complex, amplitude-modulated advertisement call produced in groups of 3-6 notes. We compare the new species to all known species of Platymantis from New Britain and to additional phenotypically similar species ...

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