Lechriodus melanopyga
Wokan cannibal frog | |
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Lechriodus melanopyga in Porotona, Milne Bay, Papua New-Guinea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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[]
- Richards, S.; Günther, R. (2004). "Lechriodus melanopyga". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T57378A11615824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57378A11615824.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Lechriodus
- Amphibians of New Guinea
- Amphibians described in 1875
- Myobatrachidae stubs