Cornufer pelewensis
| Palau frog | |
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| Photograph of a Palau frog taken in Koror, Palau. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. pelewensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis pelewensis Peters, 1867 | |
Platymantis pelewensis, the Palau frog or Palau wrinkled ground frog, is a species of frog in the Ceratobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Palau.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rocky areas, caves, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, and man-made karsts.
References
- Crombie, R. & Austin, C. 2004. Platymantis pelewensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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Palau Frog Call
Audio recording of the Palau Frog calling in Koror Palau in May 2013 |
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