Cornufer caesiops

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Cornufer caesiops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Cornufer
Species:
C. caesiops
Binomial name
Cornufer caesiops
(Kraus and Allison, 2009)
Synonyms [2]
  • Platymantis caesiops Kraus and Allison, 2009
  • Cornufer caesiops Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015

Cornufer caesiops is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Nakanai Mountains on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea. [2] [3] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Platymanis caesiops". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T74041178A74041319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74041178A74041319.en. 74041178. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Cornufur caesiops (Kraus and Allison, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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