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Platyplectrum melanopyga
 
 
Family : MYOBATRACHIDAE
Species size (snout to vent) :  Up to 60 mm
 

 

 

 

Example 1 - adult
  


Sighting Details :

Date : December 2006
Location :
Western Province, PNG
Elevation : 600 metres
Size (snout-to-vent) : 52 mm
Habitat : Clearing in primary forest.

 

Example 2 - juvenile
  


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.



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.