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Sphenophryne brevicrus

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Sphenophryne brevicrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Sphenophryne
Species:
S. brevicrus
Binomial name
Sphenophryne brevicrus
(van Kampen, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Oxydactyla brevicrus van Kampen, 1913

Sphenophryne brevicrus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Names

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It is known as kabanm in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea, a name that is sometimes also applied to mature Cophixalus parkeri and Nyctimystes sp.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Sphenophryne brevicrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57941A152553499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57941A152553499.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bulmer, RNH (1975). Kalam Classification Of Reptiles And Fishes. Journal of the Polynesian Society 84(3): 267–308.