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Cornufer

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Cornufer is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It has been greatly expanded by Brown, et al. (2015) to include most Australasian frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae.[1] Species are found in Melanesia and Polynesia — in Palau, Fiji, New Guinea, and in the Admiralty, Bismarck, and Solomon Islands.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
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Cornufer
Cornufer vitiensis in Fiji
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Subfamily: Ceratobatrachinae
Genus: Cornufer
Tschudi, 1838
Synonyms
  • Batrachylodes Boulenger, 1887
  • Ceratobatrachus Boulenger, 1884
  • Discodeles Boulenger, 1918
  • Palmatorappia Ahl, 1927
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Recording of C. pelewensis in Palau
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There are currently at least 50 extant species in this genus.

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