Sphenophryne similis
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Sphenophryne similis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.[2] It is endemic to New Guinea and is only known from its type locality in the Owen Stanley Range, Northern Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
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Sphenophryne similis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Genus: | Sphenophryne |
Species: | S. similis |
Binomial name | |
Sphenophryne similis (Zweifel, 2000) | |
Sphenophryne similis is only known from near the Myola Guest House in eastern Papua New Guinea | |
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Sphenophryne similis is known from leaf litter on the forest floor in lower montane forest at an elevation of 2,080 m (6,820 ft) above sea level. It was relatively common. There are no known threats facing it.[1]