Platymantis cheesmanae

Platymantis cheesmanae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Platymantis
Species: P. cheesmanae
Binomial name
Platymantis cheesmanae
Parker, 1940

Platymantis cheesmanae (common name: Cheesman's wrinkled ground frog) is a species of frog in the Ceratobatrachidae family. It is endemic to New Guinea and found in the Cyclops Mountains (Papua, Indonesia) and Bewani Mountains (Papua New Guinea).[2] Little is known about this inhabitant of hilly tropical rainforests.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Richards, S. & Price, D. (2004). "Platymantis cheesmanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Platymantis cheesmanae Parker, 1940". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 May 2014.


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