Mantophryne insignis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Woodlark Island in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The specific name insignis is Latin meaning "remarkable" or "conspicuous". It refers to the distinctive colour pattern of this frog, as well as to its unusual arboreal lifestyle within predominantly terrestrial genus.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
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Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some anima...
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Not a migrantAnimals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.
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starts withAdult males measure 34–36 mm (1.3–1.4 in) in snout–urostyle length. The body is slender and the legs are long. The snout is truncate. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers and the toes are unwebbed and bear small but distinct discs; toe discs are larger than the fingers ones. The dorsum is smooth and uniformly golden tan in colour (rarely creamy tan), surrounded by broad, blackish dorsolateral bands that are edged below with narrow, slightly undulating white stripes. All ventral surfaceshave whitish ground colour. The throat and the chest are covered by variably intense brown pigmentation and scattered large dark-brown spots. The abdomen and lower parts of the flanks are covered by a pattern of very conspicuous dark-brown blotches, each encircled by a narrow white line. The iris is silvery with a few irregular, dark lines.
The male advertisement call is a rattle lasting several seconds. The dominant frequency is at 2.0 kHz.
