Oreophryne riyantoi Putri, Trilaksono, Kurniati, Engilis, and Hamidy, 2023

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Asterophryinae > Genus: Oreophryne > Species: Oreophryne riyantoi

Oreophryne riyantoi Putri, Trilaksono, Kurniati, Engilis, and Hamidy in Putri, Trilaksono, Kurniati, Hitch, Engilis, Widayati, Farajallah, and Hamidy, 2023, Zootaxa, 5353: 459. Holotype: MZB Amph. 17494, by original designation. Type locality: "Mount Mekongga, Mekongga Mountains, Wawo District, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi (3.66267º S, 121.22067º E, 2528 m asl: ...)", Indonesia. Zoobank publication registration: BC3CFB99-0B9D-4850-9A7F-F0A4F82D4A38

Common Names

None noted. 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality in the Mekongga Mountains, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, in primary montane forest at an elevation of 2528 m. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Indonesia

Endemic: Indonesia

Comment

Distinguished on the basis of comparative morphology and mtDNA markers according to the original publication. 

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