Choerophryne rostellifer

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Choerophryne rostellifer |volume=2020 |page=e.T57768A152549650 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57768A152549650.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Choerophryne rostellifer

| authority = (Wandolleck, 1911)

| range_map = Choerophryne rostellifer map-fr.svg

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| Copiula (?) rostellifer | Wandolleck, 1911 "1910"

| Cophixalus rostellifer | (Wandolleck, 1911) }}

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Choerophryne rostellifer, also known as the Torricelli Mountain frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and currently only known from Papua New Guinea, with records from the coastal ranges in the north, between the Adelbert Range in the east and the Bewani Mountains in the west, and further southward to the Star Mountains. Some records are from close to the Indonesian border, and it is probable that this species is to be found also in Western New Guinea.

Choerophryne rostellifer occurs in the interior and edge of tropical rainforest at elevations below {{convert|1300|m|abbr=on}}. Development is direct; i.e., there is no free-living larval stage.{{cite book|title=Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles |edition=4th |first1=Laurie J. |last1=Vitt |first2=Janalee P. |last2=Caldwell |name-list-style=amp |publisher=Academic Press |year=2014 |page=166}}

Choerophryne rostellifer is a widespread species that can be locally abundant. There are no known major threats to it, and its range overlaps with some protected areas.

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{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Asterophryinae/Choerophryne/Choerophryne-rostellifer |title=Choerophryne rostellifer (Wandolleck, 1911) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2019 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=13 October 2019}}

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rostellifer

Category:Amphibians of Papua New Guinea

Category:Endemic amphibian species of Papua New Guinea

Category:Endemic fauna of New Guinea

Category:Amphibians described in 1911

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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