Exedrobatrachus biakensis
| Exedrobatrachus biakensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Exedrobatrachus |
| Species: | E. biakensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Exedrobatrachus biakensis (Günther, 2006) | |
Exedrobatrachus biakensis is a monotypic species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is endemic to Biak Island 120 km off the north-western coast of New Guinea, Indonesia, where it has been found in two locations.[1]
A comprehensive study of Pelodryadidae found that its isolation on Biak has led to Exedrobatrachus being phylogenetically isolated from any closely related species. This led to its name Exedrobatrachus, which comes from the Greek for "away from home frog". This is in reference to both its phylogenetic isolation, and its isolation on Biak Island.[2]
References
- ↑ Allison, Allen & Stephen Leisz. "Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Herpetofauna of the Papuan Region (New Guinea to the Solomon Islands)." Bishop Museum Publications. April 2006.
- ↑ Donnellan, Stephen C.; Mahony, Michael J.; Esquerré, Damien; Brennan, Ian G.; Price, Luke C.; Lemmon, Alan; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Günther, Rainer; Monis, Paul; Bertozzi, Terry; Keogh, J. Scott; Shea, Glenn M.; Richards, Stephen J. (2025-06-19). "Phylogenomics informs a generic revision of the Australo-Paupuan treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204 (2). Oxford Academic: 1–80. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf015. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- Menzies and Tyler, 2004 Litoria biakensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2012.