page_title: Cophixalus petrophilus
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Cophixalus petrophilus / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Cophixalus petrophilus female
context_page_description: Cophixalus petrophilus, the blotched boulder-frog, is a species of frogs from the Cape York Peninsula that was described in 2013. It is one of three newly described vertebrate species from Cape Melville, Australia, the other two being skink Saproscincus saltus and gecko Saltuarius eximius. The specific name petrophilus means "rock-loving" and refers to restriction of this species to boulder field habitats.
context_section_description: Adult males measure 26–28 mm (1.0–1.1 in) and adult females 31–32 mm (1.2–1.3 in) in snout–vent length. The head is narrower than the body. The snout is blunt to projecting in profile. The tympanum is comparatively large but indistinct to moderately distinct, bordered by the supra-tympanic fold. The limbs are relatively long. The fingers and toes have no webbing. Fingers II–IV have large, truncated discs. The toe discs are also enlarged but smaller than those of the fingers. Skin is smooth but has some scattered, fine tubercles on the dorsum. Dorsal colouration is creamy yellow with dark brown blotching, which is paler in females than in males. The markings include a prominent W-mark on the shoulders and a bar between the eyes. A dark horizontal line runs through the iris. The ventral surfaces are uniformly white or pinkish grey; the throat is white.
caption: Cophixalus petrophilus female
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