Callulops doriae

Callulops doriae
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Callulops
Species: C. doriae
Binomial name
Callulops doriae
Boulenger, 1888

Callulops doriae is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

It is also well known that Callupos doriae is the natural enemy of the Long-nosed Tropical Pig. It has been recorded that the frog will lay eggs in the swine's bowels and the eggs will cause extreme digestive damage leading to death. It is unknown how the frog got in the bowels of the pig

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