Biology:Cornufer paepkei
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Short description: Species of frog
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Cornufer |
| Species: | C. paepkei
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| Cornufer paepkei (Günther, 2015)
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Cornufer paepkei is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae, endemic to rainforest habitat. Scientitsts know it exclusively from the type locality: the Fakfak Mountains in Indonesia, between 400 and 860 meters above sea level.[1][2]
The adult frog measures 21.6 to 31.4 mm in snout-urostyle length. Its voice sounds like a "low, short creak." There a small amount of webbed skin on its feet. The frog is yellow-brown in color with dark brown or black patterning. There are two yellow-white lines from its nose to its hind legs. The backs of the legs are red-brown in color. Other parts of the legs are almost purple. The ventrum is off-white.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R.. "Cornufur paepkei (Günther, 2015)". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ceratobatrachidae/Ceratobatrachinae/Cornufer/Cornufer-paepkei.
- ↑ "Cornufer paepkei (Günther, 2015)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8450.
- ↑ Guenther R (May 4, 2015). "Description of two new taxa of the ceratobatrachid genus Platymantis from western New Guinea (Amphibia, Anura).". Vertebrate Zoology Senckenberg 65 (1): 101–116. doi:10.3897/vz.65.e31509. https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/31509. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
Wikidata ☰ Q20732189 entry
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