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Cophixalus tenuidactylus Günther and Richards, 2012

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

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Cophixalus tenuidactylus Günther and Richards, 2012 "2011", Vert. Zool., Dresden, 61: 353. Holotype: SAMA R66105, by original designation. Type locality: "Omyaka Camp near Porgera Town, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (05° 31.533′S, 143° 03.266′ E; 3,200 m asl)".

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Alpine grasslands around Omyaka Camp at elevations between 3100 and 3300 m and at the edge of montane mossy forest along the Paiela Road at about 2900 m elevation, both locations on the Kaijende Highlands, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.

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