Amnihyla homuncula Oliver, Iskandar, Herlambang, and Richards, 2026

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Pelodryadidae > Genus: Amnihyla > Species: Amnihyla homuncula

Amnihyla homuncula Oliver, Iskandar, Herlambang, and Richards, 2026, Zootaxa, 5878: 392. Holotype: MZB Amph. 33750, by original designation. Type locality: "unnamed mountain range, Derewo River Basin, Papua Province, Indonesia, (3.4416°S, 136.4738°E, ~2090 m. a.s.l.)". ZooBank Publication registration: AAC4BCFE-0A31-4F14-9666-27F944AB2E9F

Common Names

Maoke Mountains torrent treefrog (original publication). 

Pohon-Katak Pegungunan Maoke (original publication). 

Distribution

Two very mossy wet mid-montane rainforest at elevations between 2100 and 2400 m at the western edge of the Central Cordillera in the Maoke Mountains of Papua Province, Indonesia. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Indonesia - Papua Region, Papua New Guinea

Endemic: Indonesia - Papua Region, Papua New Guinea

Comment

Previously considered part of Amnihyla pratti, according to the original publication, where comparative adult morphology and natural history were detailed. 

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