Description
Adults measure {{convert|14|-|18|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–urostyle length. Skin is warty. The dorsal ground colour is variable and ranges from pale fawn to very dark brown. Some individuals have a light mid-dorsal line and most have a dark hour-glass mark commencing between the eyes. The iris is gold with dark marks.[7]
The male advertisement call is a series of nasal squeaks. Each note lasts 250–350 ms.[7]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are lower montane rainforests at elevations of {{convert|1000|–|1900|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. It also occurs in disturbed forest habitats. No significant threats affecting this locally abundant species that can tolerate some habitat modification are known.[1]
References
1. ^1 2 {{cite journal | author = Richards, S. | author2 = Menzies, J. | title = Choerophryne tubercula | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2004 | page = e.T57670A11671426 | year = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57670A11671426.en }}
2. ^1 2 {{cite journal |last1=Menzies |first1=J. I. |title=A study of Albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) of New Guinea |journal=Australian Journal of Zoology |date=1999 |volume=47 |issue=4 |pages=327–360 |doi=10.1071/ZO99003}}