Oreophryne crucifer (Van Kampen, 1913)
Cophixalus crucifer Van Kampen, 1913, Nova Guinea, 9: 462. Syntypes: ZMA 5819-5820, according to Van Tuijl, 1995, Bull. Zool. Mus. Univ. Amsterdam, 14: 127. Type locality: "Went-Gebirge, 800 und 1050 m" = Went Mountains, 800 and 1,050 m, Papua (New Guinea), Indonesia.
Oreophryne crucifera — Parker, 1934, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 166. Unjustified treatment of the species name as an adjective rather than a noun. The species name crucifer is a noun in apposition and does not change with a change in gender of the genus name (Art. 31.2.2, 1999 Code).
Oreophryne crucifer — Frost, 2002, Amph. Spec. World Online, vers. 2.21: . treatment of species name as a noun in apposition as required by the Code (1999).
English Names
Common Cross Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 91).
Distribution
Went Mountain in the Lorentz River catchment, 800-1050 m elevation, and the Setekwa River, Papua, Indonesia.
Comment
Menzies, 2006, Frogs New Guinea & Solomon Is.: 207, provided a brief account.
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