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Xenorhina lacrimosa Günther & Richards, 2021
| family: Microhylidae
subfamily: Asterophryinae
genus: Xenorhina
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Species Description: Günther R, and S Richards. 2021. Description of six new species of Xenorhina Peters, 1863 from southern Papua New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97: 355–382. |
Etymology: The species epithet, “lacrimosa” is a Latin adjective that translates to either “tearful” or “lamentable voice”. The term was chosen to refer to the unique mournful-sounding advertisement call of the species (Günther and Richards 2021).
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