Platyplectrum platyceps
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Arfak cannibal frog
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Platyplectrum
| species = platyceps
| authority = (Parker, 1940)
| synonyms = * Lechriodus platyceps Parker, 1940
}}
Platyplectrum platyceps, the Arfak cannibal frog, is a species of frog in the family Limnodynastidae.
It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.{{Cite web |title=Platyplectrum platyceps (Parker, 1940) {{!}} Amphibian Species of the World |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Myobatrachoidea/Limnodynastidae/Platyplectrum/Platyplectrum-platyceps |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org}}
It was classified in the former genus Lechriodus until its synonymization with Platyplectrum in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Platyplectrum Günther, 1863 {{!}} Amphibian Species of the World |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Myobatrachoidea/Limnodynastidae/Platyplectrum/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org}}
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Category:Amphibians of Western New Guinea
Category:Amphibians described in 1940
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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