Cophixalus parkeri

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Cophixalus parkeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Cophixalus
Species:
C. parkeri
Binomial name
Cophixalus parkeri
Loveridge, 1948
Synonyms[2]

Cophixalus variegatus parkeri Loveridge, 1948[3]

Cophixalus parkeri is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it occurs in the central mountainous region between Chimbu and Morobe Provinces.[1][2] The specific name parkeri presumably honours Hampton Wildman Parker, an English zoologist and herpetologist[4] to whose perusal Arthur Loveridge sent the holotype.[3] Common name Papua rainforest frog has been coined for it.[2]

In the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea, mature C. parkeri are known as kabanm, while immature specimens are called lk [lɨk].[5]

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