Cornufer pelewensis

Cornufer pelewensis, commonly known as Palau frog or Palau wrinkled ground frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Palau.

Palau frog
Photograph of a Palau frog taken in Koror, Palau.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Cornufer
Species:
C. pelewensis
Binomial name
Cornufer pelewensis
(Peters, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Platymantis pelewensis Peters, 1867

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rocky areas, caves, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, and man-made karsts.

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