Cophixalus shellyi
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| Cophixalus shellyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Cophixalus |
| Species: | C. shellyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cophixalus shellyi | |
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Cophixalus shellyi is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and occurs in the New Guinea Highlands as well as in the Adelbert Range and on the Huon Peninsula.[3] The specific name shellyi honors Father Otto Schellenberger ("Shelly"), an American missionary and former professor in mathematics[4] who collected the type series.[2]
The common name Shelly's rainforest frog has been coined for this species.[3][4]
It is known as gwnm sbmganpygak in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[5]