Mantophryne menziesi

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Mantophryne menziesi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Mantophryne
Species:
M. menziesi
Binomial name
Mantophryne menziesi
(Zweifel, 1972)
Synonyms [2]
  • Pherohapsis menziesiZweifel, 1972

Mantophryne menziesi, commonly known as the Iarowari School frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and is only known from near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2] The actual limits of its distribution are poorly known. [1]

Mantophryne menziesi is a poorly known species, but it is not uncommon and has been recorded from mowed lawns, plantations, and closed-canopy rainforest at elevations below 460 m (1,510 ft). Males call from concealed positions, possibly holes. Development is direct [1] (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage [3] ). It is a very adaptable species that appears not to be facing any serious threats. It might occur in the Varirata National Park. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Richards, S.; Parker, F. & Menzies, J. (2004). "Mantophryne menziesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T57947A11707066. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57947A11707066.en .
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Mantophryne menziesi (Zweifel, 1972)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.