Lechriodus platyceps

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Lechriodus
Species: Lechriodus platyceps

Name

Lechriodus platyceps Parker, 1940

Type locality: "Arfak, Dutch New Guinea", Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Holotype: BM 76.7.18.6.

References

* Parker, 1940, Novit. Zool., 42: 28.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Lechriodus platyceps . Accessed on 06 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Lechriodus platyceps (Least Concern) Downloaded on 06 June 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Arfak Cannibal Frog

Lechriodus platyceps, the Arfak Cannibal Frog, is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches.

References

* Richards, S. & Iskandar, D. 2004. Lechriodus platyceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.