Cornufer boulengeri
Cornufer boulengeri, commonly known as Boulenger's wrinkled ground frog or Boulenger's platymantis, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to New Britain Island in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.[2] The adults live on the forest floor of lowland and foothill rain forests, whereas juveniles occur low on the vegetation. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss caused by logging.[1]
| Cornufer boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Cornufer |
| Species: | C. boulengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cornufer boulengeri (Boettger, 1892) | |
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References
- Stephen Richards; Fred Parker (2004). "Cornufer boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58452A11782881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58452A11782881.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Platymantis boulengeri (Boettger, 1892)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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