Mantophryne menziesi, commonly known as the Iarowari School frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to New Guinea and is only known from near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1][2] The actual limits of its distribution are poorly known.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Mantophryne |
| Species: | M. menziesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mantophryne menziesi (Zweifel, 1972)
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Mantophryne menziesi is a poorly known species, but it is not uncommon and has been recorded from mowed lawns, plantations, and closed-canopy rainforest at elevations below 460 m (1,510 ft). Males call from concealed positions, possibly holes. Development is direct[1] (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage[3]). It is a very adaptable species that appears not to be facing any serious threats. It might occur in the Varirata National Park.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Mantophryne menziesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57947A152449264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57947A152449264.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Mantophryne menziesi (Zweifel, 1972)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ 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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