Oreophryne kapisa is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian islands Biak and Supiori, northwest of New Guinea. Common name Kapisa's cross frog has been proposed for it.[1][2]

Oreophryne kapisa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Oreophryne
Species:
O. kapisa
Binomial name
Oreophryne kapisa
Günther [fr], 2003
Biak Island off northwest coast of New Guinea
Biak Island off northwest coast of New Guinea
Oreophryne kapisa is only known from Biak and Supiori Islands, Indonesia

Oreophryne kapisa occurs in swamps, cultivated areas with fairly dry conditions, and remote tropical forests. Animals have been collected perching in vegetation some 0.5 to 7 m (2 to 23 ft) above the ground.[1] It presumably has direct development (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage[3]), like other Oreophryne.[1]

Oreophryne kapisa is assumed to be a common species within its small range. It also appears to tolerate some habitat modification, and is therefore not considered threatened.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreophryne kapisa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57921A152552632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57921A152552632.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Oreophryne kapisa Günther, 2003". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.