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: | Myobatrachidae |
| 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 Myobatrachidae. It is found in West Papua in Indonesia and Papua 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.
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