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Cornufer adiastolus (Brown, Richards, Sukumaran, and Foufopoulos, 2006)
Platymantis adiastola Brown, Richards, Sukumaran, and Foufopoulos, 2006, Zootaxa, 1334: 50. Holotype: SAMA R61906, by original designation. Type locality: "Wanui Camp, Wanui River Valley (near Wide Bay), 310 m above sea level (05° 21.638′ S, 152° 05.266′ E), New Britain Isl., East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea".
Platymantis adiastolus — Frost, 2008, Amph. Spec. World, vers. 5.2. Gender correction.
Cornufer (Aenigmanura) adiastolus — Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 174: 153.
Common Names
None noted.
Distribution
New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Papua New Guinea
Endemic: Papua New Guinea
Comment
Confused with Platymantis schmidti prior to its naming, according to the original publication. Shea and Kraus, 2007, Zootaxa, 1514: 37-60, commented on types.
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