Copiula

Copiula is an amphibian genus of the family -mouthed.

Description

The pupils are horizontal. The tongue is relatively small, oblong elliptic, entire and free behind lifted. Palate teeth are missing. Is a short, strongly projecting and slightly concave bar available behind each choana. Before the throat entrance is a long denticulate transverse fold. The eardrum is sharp protruding. The fingers and toes are free and widened at the end to small adhesive discs. The terminal phalanges are T-shaped and bony. Praecoracoide and Omosternum missing. The coracoids are inclined and rather widened at the medial end. The sternum is an anchor-shaped cartilage plate. The transverse processes of the Sacralwirbels are quite broadened.

Occurrence

The genus is found only in New Guinea.

System

The genus was first described in 1901 by Copiula Méhely. It includes 8 types:

• Copiula exspectata Günther, 2002
• Copiula fistulans Menzies and Tyler, 1977
• Copiula major Günther, 2002
• Copiula minor Menzies and Tyler, 1977
• Copiula obsti Günther, 2002
• Copiula oxyrhina ( Boulenger, 1898)
• Copiula pipiens Burton and Stocks, 1986
• Copiula tyleri Burton, 1990