A new species of frog (Anura : Microhylidae) from Cape Melville, Queensland

Cophixalus zweifeli sp. nov. is a relatively large member of a genus of mic rohylid frogs restricted to New Guinea and the Cape York Peninsula of Queen sland. The new species is found in boulder fields in the Cape Melville Nati onal Park. Females are characterised by having flame-scarlet axillae, groin s and hidden parts of the hind limbs. Males have not been observed. The fin ger discs are expanded. Morphologically the species is allied to C. saxatil is, but unpublished mitochondrial DNA sequences link it with C. infacetus. The description of this taxon brings the number of species of the genus in Australia to 13.