Cornufer gilliardi

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| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Cornufer gilliardi |volume=2020 |page=e.T58459A151127813 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58459A151127813.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Cornufer gilliardi

| authority = (Zweifel, 1960)

| synonyms =

Platymantis gilliardi Zweifel, 1960

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Cornufer gilliardi, commonly known as Gilliard's wrinkled ground frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Whiteman Ranges of New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea). The specific name gilliardi honors Ernest Thomas Gilliard, an American ornithologist who, together with Margaret Gilliard, collected the holotype .

Taxonomy

Cornufer gilliardi was originally described as Platymantis gilliardi based on holotype from New Britain and paratypes from the Admiralty Archipelago. Later research has shown that the Admiralty Archipelago specimens represent other species, Platymantis latro (now Cornufer latro), and that the range of Cornufer gilliardi is restricted to New Britain.

Description

The holotype is an adult female measuring {{convert|44|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The tympanum and the supratympanic fold are moderately distinct. The eyes are relatively large. The fingers have lateral fringes but no discs. The toes have small terminal discs. The preserved specimen is dorsally gray-brown, slightly paler between the convergent dorsal folds. The chest and abdomen are pale and nearly immaculate.

Habitat and conservation

The ecology of Cornufer gilliardi is poorly known. It is probably a foothill species occurring in rainforest habitats. The holotype was collected at {{convert|1500|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=flip}} above sea level. 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}}) and the eggs are laid on the ground.

The very extensive logging taking place within its range is a possible threat.

References

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{{cite book |last1 = Beolens | first1 = Bo | last2 = Watkins | first2 = Michael | last3 = Grayson | first3 = Michael |name-list-style=amp |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians |url=https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA79 |date=2013 |publisher=Pelagic Publishing |isbn=978-1-907807-42-8 |page=79}}

{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ceratobatrachidae/Ceratobatrachinae/Cornufer/Cornufer-gilliardi |title=Cornufer gilliardi (Zweifel, 1960) |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=3 August 2019}}

{{cite journal |last1=Richards |first1=Stephen J. |last2=Mack |first2=Andrew L. |last3=Austin |first3=Christopher C. |name-list-style=amp |title=Two new species of Platymantis (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from the Admiralty Archipelago, Papua New Guinea |journal=Zootaxa |date=2007 |volume=1639 |issue=1 |pages=41–55 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1639.1.3 }}

{{cite journal |last1=Zweifel |first1=Richard G. |title=Results of the 1958–1959 Gilliard New Britain Expedition. 3. Notes on the frogs of New Britain |journal=American Museum Novitates |date=1960 |issue=202 |pages=1–27 |hdl=2246/3548 }}

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gilliardi

Category:Amphibians of Papua New Guinea

Category:Endemic amphibian species of Papua New Guinea

Category:Fauna of New Britain

Category:Amphibians described in 1960

Category:Taxa named by Richard G. Zweifel

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot