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the frog page

Provisional Frog species List for Gatokae

Ceratobatrachus guentheri (horned frog)
Platymantis guppyi (orange large tree frog)
Platymantis solomonis
Platymatis weberi
Platymantis sp. - Two unidentified Platymantis species found in montane forest
Brachylodes vertebralis
Brachylodes elegans
Discodeles guppyi
Rana kreffti
Bufo marinus (Cane toad)
(of 27 recorded species for the Solomon Islands)
(other species were heard calling but due to the short timeframe and rugged terrain were not found - a follow-up trip is planned to futher investigate the area)

All photos Patrick Pikacha unless otherwise noted, all taken in the Kavolavata River Valley and Mt Mariu, Gatokae Island

 

 

Brachylodes elegans

 

 

 

 

Brachylodes elegans variation

 

 

 

 

Brachylodes wolfi

 

 

 

 

Ceratobatrachus guentheri

 

 

 

 

Platymantis weberi

One of four frog species endemic to Solomon Islands and one of the most widespread ground frogs in the Solomons.

 

 

 

 

Possible new species of Platymantis frog found only on Mt Mariu on Gatokae. This
according Rafe Brown curator of frogs at Kansas University Museum, and Steve Richards of the
South Australian Museum.

 

 

 

 

Possible new species of Platymantis frog found only on Mt Mariu on Gatokae. This
according Rafe Brown curator of frogs at Kansas University Museum, and Steve Richards of the
South Australian Museum.

 

 

 

 

Possibly Brachylodes elegans (different morphology)

 

 

 

 

Eggs of the montane frog laid in tree fern - the montane frogs have evolved to reproduce without permanent water.

 

 

 

 

Unidentified

 

 

 

Unidentified

 

 

 

 

Platymantis solomonis from summit of Mt Mariu

photo Corey Howell

 

 

 

Unidentified

Photo Corey Howell

 

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