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Papua New
Guinea hosts an
abundance of frog species, and there are huge areas of the country yet to be
systematically studied. The chances of finding new species, especially in the
rugged highland regions, is extremely high, and many species remain undescribed.
Many of the smaller species, however, are hard to locate in the tangle of tree
roots, ferns, mosses, leaf litter and other debris which makes up the forest
floor in many hilly or mountainous areas. The species shown here are largely
from lower montane forests, between 800 and 1750 metres elevation.
See also ...
Amphibians of Southeast Asia
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Litoria amboinensis
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Litoria auae
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Litoria darlingtoni
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Litoria eucnemis
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Litoria infrafrenata
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Litoria havina
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Litoria thesaurensis
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Litoria sp. 1
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Litoria sp. 2
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Litoria sp. 3
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Litoria sp. 4
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Litoria sp. 5
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Litoria sp. 6
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Litoria sp. 7
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Litoria sp. 8
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Microhylidae - Albericus spp. |
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Albericus tuberculus
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Microhylidae - Austrochaperina spp. |
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Austrochaperina derongo
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Austrochaperina sp. 2
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Austrochaperina sp. 3
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Austrochaperina sp. 4
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Microhylidae - Callulops spp. |
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Callulops slateri
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Microhylidae - Cophixalus spp. |
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Cophixalus sp. 3
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Cophixalus sp. 4
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Microhylidae - Hylophorbus spp. |
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Microhylidae - Mantophryne spp. |
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Mantophryne lateralis
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Oreophryne sp. 3
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Microhylidae - Sphenophryne spp. |
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Sphenophryne cornuta
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Ranidae - Rana spp. |
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Rana grisea
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Rana novaeguineae
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I am indebted to Dr. Stephen Richards for his
enthusiasm, support and assistance in identification of some of the species
illustrated here. His work, both in PNG and in Papua (Indonesia), has
raised the profile of New Guinea's diverse frog fauna in the world's media.
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