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New data on and the easternmost record of the Javan endemic Pearly Tree Frog, Nyctixalus margaritifer Boulenger, 1882 (Anura, Rhacophoridae)

  • Berry Fakhry Hanifa
  • , Luhur Septiadi
  • , Muhammad Asmuni Hasyim
  • , Muhammad Fathoni
  • , Kartika Prabasari
  • , Muhammad Prayogi Erfanda
  • , Mahmuddin Rahmadana
  • , Hendro Widjanarko
  • , Nia Kurniawan*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

New locality records and a range extension of the Javan endemic Pearly Tree Frog, Nyctixalus margariti-fer Boulenger, 1882 are reported from Central Java and East Java. Our new data include the easternmost record in Java, a record from the eastern edge of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, which is approximately 142 km west of the species’ type locality in Gunung Willis in East Java. This tree-frog species inhabits undisturbed rainforest with a dense canopy and vegetation at elevations up to 1,200 m a.s.l. Based on a morphometric analysis of newly collected specimens, we found observable differences in several morphological characters. However, more specimens are needed to confirm the taxonomic status of the rare, endemic, and poorly known N. margaritifer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)971-982
Number of pages12
JournalCheck List
Volume19
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Amphibian
  • distribution
  • Indonesia
  • molecular phylogeny

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