Biology:Lechriodus melanopyga

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Wokan cannibal frog
Lechriodus melanopyga.jpg
Lechriodus melanopyga in Porotona, Milne Bay, Papua New-Guinea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Lechriodus
Species:
L. melanopyga
Binomial name
Lechriodus melanopyga
(Doria, 1875)

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

  1. 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