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New data on and the easternmost record of the Javan endemic Pearly Tree Frog, Nyctixalus margaritifer Boulenger, 1882 (Anura, Rhacophoridae)

Authors :
Berry Fakhry Hanifa
Luhur Septiadi
Muhammad Asmuni Hasyim
Muhammad Fathoni
Kartika Prabasari
Muhammad Prayogi Erfanda
Mahmuddin Rahmadana
Hendro Widjanarko
Nia Kurniawan
Source :
Check List, Vol 19, Iss 6, Pp 971-982 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Pensoft Publishers, 2023.

Abstract

New locality records and a range extension of the Javan endemic Pearly Tree Frog, Nyctixalus margaritifer Boulenger, 1882 are reported from Central Java and East Java. Our new data include the easternmost record in Java, a record from the eastern edge of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, which is approximately 142 km west of the species’ type locality in Gunung Willis in East Java. This tree-frog species inhabits undisturbed rainforest with a dense canopy and vegetation at elevations up to 1,200 m a.s.l. Based on a morphometric analysis of newly collected specimens, we found observable differences in several morphological characters. However, more specimens are needed to confirm the taxonomic status of the rare, endemic, and poorly known N. margaritifer.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1809127X
Volume :
19
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Check List
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3d2187bc517f4351a55fe6daa258c5e8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.15560/19.6.971