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Albericus fafniri Menzies, 1999

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Asterophryinae > Genus: Albericus

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Albericus fafniri Menzies, 1999, Aust. J. Zool., 47: 350. Holotype: UP 5562, by original designation. Type locality: "Mid-montane forest at an altitude of 2400 m, approximately 24 km north-east of Mendi (5° 50′ S, 145° 37′ E), Southern Highlands Province, ", Papua New Guinea.

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality in mid-montane forest at an altitude of 2400 m, approximately 24 km northeast of Mendia, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Comment

Menzies, 2006, Frogs New Guinea & Solomon Is.: 176, characterized the call. Shea and Kraus, 2007, Zootaxa, 1514: 37-60, commented on types.

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