{{Italic title}}{{speciesbox | image = | status = | status_system = | taxon = Sphenophryne magnitympanum | authority = ({{interlanguage link multi|Edward Frederick Kraus|fr|lt=Kraus}} and {{interlanguage link multi|Allen Allison|fr|lt=Allison}}, 2009) | synonyms = Liophryne magnitympanum Kraus and Allison, 2009[1] | synonyms_ref = }}Sphenophryne magnitympanum is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and only known from the vicinity of its type locality on the western slope of Mount Obree, Central Province.[1]{{Location map | Papua New Guinea | relief = yes | float = right | caption = Sphenophryne magnitympanum is only known from the western slope of Mount Obree, Papua New Guinea | alt = Mount Obree in Papua New Guinea | lat_deg = -9.45 | lon_deg = 148.01 }}
Etymology
The specific name magnitympanum is derived from Latin magnus meaning "large" and tympanum meaning "drum", in reference to the large tympanum.[1]
Description
Based on the type series consisting of 14 adult males and a female, males measure {{convert|17|-|27|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and females about {{convert|27|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The snout is gently angulate. The eyes are moderately large. The tympanum is distinct and large. The canthus is rounded but distinct. A pair of angular dermal ridges runs in the scapular region. The fingers have small discs, those of the toes are much larger. No webbing is present. The dorsum is tan, light yellow-brown, or pink brown stippled with black. There is a pair of vague, pale lumbar ocelli. The venter varies from deep, dark yellow to pale yellow. The iris is dark brown.[1]
The male advertisement call is a single-note "boop" lasting about 0.5 seconds. The call is emitted intermittently (maximum three calls per minute, but often only about once per five minutes).[1]
Habitat and conservation
The type series was collected from lower montane rainforest at {{convert|1640|-|1840|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Males call at night from under leaf litter, or from within shallow burrows in the soil or compacted leaf litter. The species was relatively common, but difficult to collect because of its cryptic habits; a few animals were active on the forest floor at night.[1] As of mid-2018, this species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[9]
References
1. ^1 {{cite web | title = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/ | accessdate = 18 June 2018}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite journal |last1=Kraus |first1=F. |last2=Allison |first2=A. |last-author-amp=yes |year=2009 |title=New species of frogs from Papua New Guinea |journal=Bishop Museum Occasional Papers |volume=104 |pages=1–36 |doi= |url=http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op104.pdf }}
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4 : Microhylidae|Amphibians of Papua New Guinea|Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea|Amphibians described in 2009