Hylophorbus rufescens (common name: red mawatta frog) 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 Hylophorbus rufescens proper, is infected by the nematode Moaciria moraveci.