Platyplectrum platyceps, the Arfak cannibal frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Limnodynastidae |
| Genus: | Platyplectrum |
| Species: | P. platyceps
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| Platyplectrum platyceps (Parker, 1940)
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It was classified in the former genus Lechriodus until its synonymization with Platyplectrum in 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lechriodus platyceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57379A152393904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57379A152393904.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Platyplectrum platyceps (Parker, 1940) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Platyplectrum Günther, 1863 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
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