Papurana aurata
Papurana aurata is a species of true frog, the family Ranidae. It is only known from the area of its type locality near Nabire, in the Indonesian province of Papua, in New Guinea. The specific name aurata is Latin and refers to the gold-like colour of adult males.
Description
Papurana aurata is a relatively large species, with adult males measuring and adult females, based on the sole female paratype, in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is robust. The head is slightly wider than the body. The snout is gradually tapering and has a rounded tip. The canthus rostralis well defined and straight. The tympanum is about half the size of the eye. The forelimbs are sturdy. The fingers are long and have small discs. The hind limbs are very long and strong. The toes are almost fully webbed and have discs that are larger than the finger discs. The species shows strong sexual dimorphism in colour, at least among individuals in mating conditions. The male show an intensive yellow dorsal surface of the head, body and extremities, sometimes fading to pale yellow or yellow-brownish at night. The female dorsal colouration was brown, by day and night. Dorsal colouration is uniform expect for possibly a few dots. The iris is pale yellow in its upper part and reddish brown below.The male advertisement call consists of two notes, first a soft rattle and then a high-pitched trill. Sometimes either one of the notes is repeated, resulting in a three-note call.