Xenorhina rostrata
Xenorhina rostrata is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
| Xenorhina rostrata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Xenorhina |
| Species: | X. rostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenorhina rostrata (Méhely, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Choanacantha rostrata Méhely, 1898 | |
Names
It is known as gwnm in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea, a name that is also applied to Cophixalus riparius.[1]
References
- Richards, S. & Zweifel, R. 2004. Xenobatrachus rostratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- Bulmer, RNH (1975). Kalam Classification Of Reptiles And Fishes. Journal of the Polynesian Society 84(3): 267–308.
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