Fig. 1

Snapshot of landforms and habitat diversity of New Guinea. a High summits of the Central Range including Mount Trikora (Wilhelmina); b upper montane forest on the southern slopes of the Central Range below the summit region of Mount Mandala (Juliana); c montane forest at Syoubrig, Bird’s Head, uplifted Australian Plate affinity rocks, 1,400 m; d lowland forest stream on Papuan Ophiolite Belt, south of Nabire, 340 m; e foothill forest stream on Papuan Ophiolite Belt, south of Nabire, 770 m; f creek in upper montane forest of Central Range, uplifted Australian Plate affinity rocks (Ok Sibil area). All photographs by M. Balke.