Cophixalus sphagnicola Zweifel and Allison, 1982
Cophixalus sphagnicola Zweifel and Allison, 1982, Am. Mus. Novit., 2723: 6. Holotype: AMNH 83077, by original designation. Type locality: "at about 2300 m., near the summit of Mount Kaindi, 5 km. west of Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea".
English Names
Morobe Rainforest Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 89).
Distribution
Mount Amungwiwa, Mount Kaini, and Mount Missim, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, 2000-3000 m elevation.
Comment
Menzies, 2006, Frogs New Guinea & Solomon Is.: 184-185, provided a brief account.
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