Oreophryne kapisa
Oreophryne kapisa is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian islands Biak and Supiori, northwest of New Guinea. Common name Kapisa's cross frog has been proposed for it.[1][2]
| Oreophryne kapisa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Oreophryne |
| Species: | O. kapisa |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreophryne kapisa Günther, 2003 | |
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| Oreophryne kapisa is only known from Biak and Supiori Islands, Indonesia | |
Oreophryne kapisa occurs in swamps, cultivated areas with fairly dry conditions, and remote tropical forests. Animals have been collected perching in vegetation some 0.5 to 7 m (2 to 23 ft) above the ground.[1] It presumably has direct development (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage[3]), like other Oreophryne.[1]
Oreophryne kapisa is assumed to be a common species within its small range. It also appears to tolerate some habitat modification, and is therefore not considered threatened.[1]
References
- Günther, R. (2004). "Oreophryne kapisa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57921A11702331. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Oreophryne kapisa Günther, 2003". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.
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