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Platyplectrum platyceps

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Species of amphibian

Arfak cannibal frog
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Platyplectrum
Species: P. platyceps
Binomial name
Platyplectrum platyceps
(Parker, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Lechriodus platyceps Parker, 1940

Platyplectrum platyceps, the Arfak cannibal frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

It was classified in the former genus Lechriodus until its synonymization with Platyplectrum in 2021.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lechriodus platyceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57379A152393904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57379A152393904.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Platyplectrum platyceps (Parker, 1940) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  3. "Platyplectrum Günther, 1863 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
Taxon identifiers
Lechriodus platyceps


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