Platymantis schmidti
| Platymantis schmidti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Platymantis |
| Species: | P. schmidti |
| Binomial name | |
| Platymantis schmidti Brown & Tyler, 1968 | |
Platymantis schmidti is a species of frog in the Ceratobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
It is named after Karl Patterson Schmidt, American herpetologist.[1]
References
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
- Richards, S. & Parker, F. 2004. Platymantis schmidti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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