Cornufer elegans is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Cornufer elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Cornufer
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cornufer elegans
(Brown & Parker, 1970)
Synonyms
  • Batrachylodes elegans Brown & Parker, 1970

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest. Scientists first saw it between 2200 and 3200 feet above sea level.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Cornufer elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58234A151669361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58234A151669361.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Cornufur elegans (Brown and Parker, 1970)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 14, 2023.