Lechriodus aganoposis Zweifel, 1972
| family: Myobatrachidae subfamily: Limnodynastinae genus: Lechriodus |
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Description Relative finger lengths: 3>2>1>4; fingers are large, rounded inner metacarpal tubercle and lesser middle and outer tubercles; finger tips rounded but with no dilation or groove present. Relative toe lengths: 4>3>5>2>1; inner metatarsal tubercle three times as long as wide. Hind limbs are long with a tibial length 54% of SVL. There are many warts present on the sole. Toes have basal webbing which extends to the proximal subarticular tubercle and lateral fringes. Dorsal surfaces of the body and the limbs have a generally dispersed soft tiny warts. There is a U-shaped fold in the interorbital region with apex posteriorly faced. There are three pairs of longitudinal folds, with the most prominent from the eyelids, converging slightly in the scapular region, passing almost to end of body with slight interruptions posteriorly and the rest parallel adjacent to these. Ventral surfaces are smooth. Coloration is that of a light tan to dark brown dorsal color. A dark brown streak is present from tip of snout through canthus and orbit and staying within the border of the tympanic membrane. A small dark blotch is present below the eye. Limbs with narrow crossbars. A triangular brown patch is present with the apex on the cloaca. Distribution and Habitat Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors Possible reasons for amphibian decline General habitat alteration and loss
References
Zweifel, R.G. (1972). ''A review of the frog genus Lechriodus (Leptodactylidae) of New Guinea and Australia.'' American Museum Novitates, 2507, 1-41. Originally submitted by: Raul E. Diaz (first posted 2004-12-14) Edited by: Tate Tunstall (2005-10-07) Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2005 Lechriodus aganoposis <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3497> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Dec 23, 2024.
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