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Oreophryne kapisa Günther, 2003
Oreophryne kapisa Günther, 2003, Zool. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkd. Dresden, 53: 66. Holotype: ZMB 65875, by original designation. Type locality: "near the village of Arwe, central north Biak, 0° 56′ S and 135° 59′ E, Papua, Indonesia".
Asterophrys kapisa — Dubois, Ohler, and Pyron, 2021, Megataxa, 5: 521, by implication.
Common Names
Kapisa's Cross Frog (original publication).
Distribution
Biak Island, Papua (New Guinea), Indonesia.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Indonesia, Indonesia - Papua Region
Endemic: Indonesia, Indonesia - Papua Region
Comment
Most similar to Oreophryne wolterstorffi according to the original publication.
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