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Hylophorbus rufescens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Hylophorbus

Higher classification
  
Hylophorbus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Microhylidae

Scientific name
  
Hylophorbus rufescens

Rank
  
Species

Hylophorbus rufescens

Similar
  
Hylophorbus, Microhylidae, Frog, Amphibians, Asterophryinae

Hylophorbus rufescens is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is found in West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Fergusson Island form, which may be distinct from H. rufescens proper, is infected by the nematode Moaciria moraveci.

References

Hylophorbus rufescens Wikipedia