Cornufer pelewensis
Cornufer pelewensis, commonly known as Palau frog or Palau wrinkled ground frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Palau.
| Palau frog | |
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| Photograph of a Palau frog taken in Koror, Palau. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Cornufer |
| Species: | C. pelewensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cornufer pelewensis (Peters, 1867) | |
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rocky areas, caves, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, and man-made karsts.
References
- Crombie, R. & Austin, C. 2004. Platymantis pelewensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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