Platyplectrum platyceps

Arfak cannibal frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.[2]

It was classified in the former genus Lechriodus until its synonymization with Platyplectrum in 2021.[3]

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.


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