New Species

3 New Microhylid Frog Species Discovered

Three new species of Microhylid (meaning from the family Microhylidae) frogs have been discovered in Papua New Guinea. They have all been placed in the genus  Choerophryne which is only found in Papua New Guinea.

The species:

Choerophryne crucifer

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Choerophryne multisyllaba

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Choerophryne bisyllaba

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Read the paper here – http://zse.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11576

 

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