Mantophryne louisiadensis
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| Mantophryne louisiadensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Mantophryne |
| Species: | M. louisiadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mantophryne louisiadensis (Parker, 1934) | |
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| Mantophryne louisiadensis is only known from Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea | |
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Mantophryne louisiadensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.[1][2] It is endemic to Rossel Island, a part of the Louisiade Archipelago in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.[1] Common name Louisiade archipelago frog[a] has been proposed for this species.[1][2] Mantophryne axanthogaster from the neighboring Sudest Island was formerly included in it.[3]