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 melanopyga
Name
Lechriodus melanopyga (Doria, 1875)
Type locality: "Wokan", Aru Islands, Indonesia.
Holotype: MSNG 29736.
Synonyms
* Asterophrys melanopyga Doria, 1875
* Batrachopsis melanopyga — Boulenger, 1882
* Lechriodus (Batrachopsis) melanopyga — Van Kampen, 1906
* Batrachopsis (Lechriodus) melanopyga — Van Kampen, 1919
* Phanerotis fletcheri papuana Roux, 1927
* Lechriodus papuanus — Parker, 1940
* Lechriodus melanopygus — Lynch, 1971
References
* Doria, 1875 "1874", Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 6: 355.
* Lynch, 1971, Misc. Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 53: 85.
* 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 melanopyga . Accessed on 06 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Lechriodus melanopyga (Least Concern) Downloaded on 06 June 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Wokan Cannibal Frog
Lechriodus melanopyga, the Wokan Cannibal Frog, is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is found in West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and plantations .
References
* Richards, S. & Günther, R. 2004. Lechriodus melanopyga. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
