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Cannibal and Burrowing Frogs
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Cannibal and Burrowing Frogs

Platyplectrum

Platyplectrum is a genus of ground-dwelling frog in the family Limnodynastidae. Species in this genus are found in Australia, New Guinea, and on the Aru Islands. They are medium-sized frogs and the dorsal skin has a sandpaper-like texture.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Ornate Burrowing Frog

speciesPlatyplectrum ornatum

Fletcher's Frog

speciesPlatyplectrum fletcheri

Centralian Burrowing Frog

speciesPlatyplectrum spenceri

Arfak cannibal frog

speciesPlatyplectrum platyceps

Wokan Cannibal Frog

speciesPlatyplectrum melanopyga

Morobe Cannibal Frog

speciesPlatyplectrum aganoposis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 64809.