SPHENOPHRYNE - American Museum of Natural History
SPHENOPHRYNE - American Museum of Natural History
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2000 ZWEIFEL: PARTITION OF <strong>SPHENOPHRYNE</strong><br />
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Fig. 28. Distribution <strong>of</strong> Liophryne allisoni (circles), Austrochaperina mehelyi (triangles), A. polysticta<br />
(triangle with arrow), and A. parkeri (square) in Papua New Guinea.<br />
broader than those <strong>of</strong> fingers, but disc <strong>of</strong><br />
fourth toe no broader than half tympanic diameter;<br />
subarticular elevations scarcely evident,<br />
inner metatarsal elevation small, elongate.<br />
Tarso-metatarsal joint (Méhely¨) or tibiotarsal<br />
joint (Parker) reaches tympanum<br />
(TL/SVL probably about 0.39; see below).<br />
Skin smooth above and beneath.<br />
The pectoral girdle is typical <strong>of</strong> Austrochaperina<br />
(and the other genyophrynine genera<br />
with the primitive girdle), with the clavicle<br />
reaching from the scapula almost to the<br />
midline (Méhely¨ 1901: 259).<br />
Méhely¨ (1901: 259) described the color<br />
and pattern: ‘‘The formalin preserved specimen<br />
is bright yellowish red above and below,<br />
only the dorsal region somewhat brownish;<br />
the upper eyelids, upper and lateral sides <strong>of</strong><br />
the snout blackish. A light streak on the upper<br />
lip passes to and beneath the eye. A dark<br />
red-brown stripe with undulating upper and<br />
lower edges begins at the posterior corner <strong>of</strong><br />
the eye, touches the tympanum on its upper<br />
edge and rear half, and proceeds about to the<br />
middle <strong>of</strong> the body. The whole dorsum, the<br />
sides <strong>of</strong> the body, as well as the upper and<br />
lower sides <strong>of</strong> the fore- and hind limbs are<br />
set with moderately large, irregular redbrown<br />
flecks, more or less coalesced on the<br />
edges. Throat and anterior chest marmorated<br />
red-brown; abdomen and underside <strong>of</strong> forelimbs<br />
unmarked, some small red-brown<br />
speckles are on the undersides <strong>of</strong> the hind<br />
limbs.’’