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Occidozyga semipalmata

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Occidozyga semipalmata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Occidozyga
Species:
O. semipalmata
Binomial name
Occidozyga semipalmata
Smith, 1927
Synonyms

Ooeidozyga semipalmata Smith, 1927
Occidozyga semipalmatus Smith, 1927

Occidozyga semipalmata is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to western and northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1][2] It has been found in Gunung Lombobatang Natural Reserve, Lore Lindu National Park, and Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park.

Description

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Based on 51 specimens, adult Occidozyga tompotika measure between 22.8 and 40.9 mm (0.90 and 1.61 in) in snout–vent length. Tadpoles are not known.[3] Occidozyga tompotika was formerly confused with it, before being described in 2011.[3][4]

Habitat and ecology

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Its natural habitats are stony, highland streams in closed-canopy forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Occidozyga semipalmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58414A176745387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58414A176745387.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Occidozyga semipalmata Smith, 1927". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Iskandar, D. T.; Arifin, U.; Rachmanasah, A. (2011). "A new frog (Anura, Dicroglossidae), related to Occidozyga semipalmata Smith, 1927, from the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 59: 219–228.
  4. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Occidozyga tompotika Iskandar, Arifin, and Rachmanasah, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 January 2017.