Sphenophryne crassa
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Sphenophryne crassa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Genus: | Sphenophryne |
Species: | S. crassa
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Binomial name | |
Sphenophryne crassa | |
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Sphenophryne crassa is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to eastern New Guinea and is known from the Mount Dayman and Mount Simpson in the Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea. Common name Papua land frog has been proposed for it.[1][3]
Sphenophryne crassa is fossorial frog that occurs in open tussock grass and shrublands, and sometimes, in montane closed-canopy forest, at elevations of 2,050–2,600 m (6,730–8,530 ft) above sea level. It is a common species in suitable habitat. It is probably not facing any significant threats in its remote habitats.[1]
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Sphenophryne crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57943A152553642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57943A152553642.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Zweifel, Richard G. (1956). "Microhylid frogs from New Guinea, with descriptions of new species". American Museum Novitates. 1766: 1–49. hdl:2246/4684.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Sphenophryne crassa Zweifel, 1956". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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