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Text and photos by Nick Baker, unless credited to others.
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Platyplectrum melanopyga |
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Family : MYOBATRACHIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) : Up to 60 mm |
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Example 1
- adult
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Sighting Details :
Date : December 2006
Location :
Western Province, PNG
Elevation : 600 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) :
52 mm
Habitat :
Clearing in primary forest.
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Example 2
- juvenile
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Sighting Details :
Date : December 2006
Location :
Western Province, PNG
Elevation : 600 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : 18 mm
Habitat : On muddy path, in cleared area adjacent to
primary forest.
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References :
Amphibians Of The World - Platyplectrum melanopyga
Menzies, J., 1975. Handbook of Common New Guinea Frogs. Wau Ecology
Institute (Handbook No. 1).
Menzies, J., 2006 The Frogs of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Pensoft Publishers.
Richards, S., 2002. An illustrated field guide to the Frogs of the Kikori River Basin. A report to WWF-PNG.
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