Biology:Lechriodus melanopyga
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Short description: Species of amphibian
Wokan cannibal frog | |
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Lechriodus melanopyga in Porotona, Milne Bay, Papua New-Guinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Limnodynastidae |
Genus: | Lechriodus |
Species: | L. melanopyga
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Binomial name | |
Lechriodus melanopyga (Doria, 1875)
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Lechriodus melanopyga, the Wokan cannibal frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae. It is found in West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
As one of the most common amphibians of New Guinea, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and plantations.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lechriodus melanopyga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T57378A152547681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57378A152547681.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57378/152547681. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q2239687 entry