Lechriodus aganoposis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Lechriodus
Species: Lechriodus aganoposis

Name

Lechriodus aganoposis Zweifel, 1972

Type locality: "Numbut, Mt. Rawlinson, ca. 4200 ft. (ca. 1280 m.), Morobe District, Territory of Papua-New Guinea".

Holotype: AMNH 75791.

References

* Zweifel, 1972, Am. Mus. Novit., 2507: 3.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Lechriodus aganoposis . Accessed on 06 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Lechriodus aganoposis (Least Concern) Downloaded on 06 June 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Morobe Cannibal Frog

Lechriodus aganoposis is a species of frog in the Myobatrachidae family. It is found in West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and rural gardens.

References

* Richards, S. & Bickford, D. 2004. Lechriodus aganoposis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.