Platymantis mamusiorum

Platymantis mamusiorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Platymantis
Species: P. mamusiorum
Binomial name
Platymantis mamusiorum
Foufopoulos & Brown, 2004

Platymantis mamusiorum (Nakanai wrinkled bamboo frog) is a species of frog in the Ceratobatrachidae family. It is endemic to New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea.

There it is restricted to moist, high elevation forests above approx. 1200m asl. in the Nakanai Range, where it occurs in dense bamboo thickets. Although common in its native habitat, it is considered vulnerable due to its very limited distribution. Main threats include habitat loss because of logging, as well as invasive diseases. The species is named after the Mamusi, local tribe.

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