Etymology
The specific name laurini refers to Laurin, a king of dwarves in the Nibelungenlied.[2]
Description
Adult males in the type series measure {{convert|16|-|17|mm|abbr=on}} and the single female {{convert|19|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–urostyle length. The snout is short and tapered. The fingers and toes bear relatively large discs. Skin has some warts. The dorsum is brownish with bright, yellowish spots and patches. There is a conspicuous yellow wart behind the mouth. The flanks are yellowish. The ventrum is blackish with many small whitish dots.[2]
The male advertisement call is a pulsed note, uttered in long series. The dominant frequency is at 4–6 kHz.[2]
{{Location map | Indonesia
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| caption = Choerophryne laurini is only known from the area of its type locality, the Wondiwoi Mountains in West Papua, Indonesia
| alt = Wondiwoi Mountains in West Papua, Indonesia.
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| lon_deg = 134.633
}}Habitat and ecology
Choerophryne laurini inhabits dense primary rain forest at elevations of {{convert|800|–|960|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.[1][2] Males call from trees and bushes some {{convert|1|–|3|m|abbr=on}} above the ground, either from inside curled leaves or on leaves.[2]This species can attain locally high densities, but its known range is very restricted.[1][2] No threats to it have been identified. The species' range overlaps with the edge of Wandamen Nature Reserve.[1]
References
1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite journal | author = Richards, S. | author2 = Günther, R. | title = Choerophryne laurini | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2004 | page = e.T57666A11671052 | year = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57666A11671052.en }}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite journal |last1=Günther |first1=Rainer |title=Albericus laurini species nova, the first record of the genus Albericus (Anura, Microhylidae) from the west of New Guinea |journal=Zoosystematics and Evolution |date=2008 |volume=76 |issue=2 |pages=167–174 |doi=10.1002/mmnz.20000760202}}