''Copiula tyleri'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is

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to northeastern

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

and is found in both

Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, or Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the Melanesian island of New Guinea which is administered by Indonesia. Since the island is alternatively named as Papua, the region ...

(

Cyclops Mountains The Cyclops Mountains ( id, Pegunungan Cycloop) are located to the west of Jayapura in Papua, Indonesia, and north of Lake Sentani. In Papua, it is also known as Dafonsoro or Dabonsolo mountain, and is the namesake for football club Persidafon. ...

) and

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

( Bewani, Torricelli, Hunstein, and

Adelbert Range Adelbert Range is a mountain range in Madang Province, north-central Papua New Guinea. The highest point of the mountains is at . The Northern Adelbert languages and Southern Adelbert languages are spoken in the region. Fauna and flora As with ...

s). The specific name ''tyleri'' honours Michael J. Tyler, Australian herpetologist who have worked extensively with Australian and New Guinean frogs.

Description

Adult males measure and females in snout–vent length. The tympanum is conspicuous and unpigmented. The snout is relatively short and broad. Fingers and toes are without webbing. Skin is smooth. The dorsum is dark brown. There are dark post-orbital bands. The

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is dark brown, approaching black, with tiny golden flecks.

Habitat and conservation

Its natural

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s are tropical lowland and hill rainforests at elevations of

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. One specimen was found hiding beneath a broad leaf on the forest floor at daytime, and once uncovered, tried to hide in a hole in the ground. ''Copiula tyleri'' is a common species with no known major threats. It occurs in the Cyclops Mountains Nature Reserve.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2242186 tyleri Amphibians of Western New Guinea Amphibians of Papua New Guinea Amphibians described in 1990 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot