Dwarf rocket frog

Dwarf rocket frog
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Pelodryadidae
Genus:	Litoria
Species:	L. dorsalis
Binomial name
	Litoria dorsalis; Macleay, 1877
Synonyms[2]
	Litoria dorsalis (Macleay, 1878); Hyla dorsalis (Boulenger, 1882); Hyla dorsalis dorsalis (Cogger, 1966); Litoria dorsalis (Tyler, 1971,); Llewellynura dorsalis (Wells and Wellington, 1985);

The dwarf rocket frog (Litoria dorsalis) is a frog from Papua New Guinea.[2] It lives in forests, wetlands and grasslands.[3][1]

The dwarf rocket frog may have moved from Australia to New Guinea 15,000 years ago.[4]

References

Stephen Richards; David Bickford (2004). "Litoria dorsalis". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55719A11355910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55719A11355910.en. Retrieved June 7, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Litoria dorsalis Macleay, 1878". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
"Litoria dorsalis". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
Harold Heatwole; Jodi Rowley (2018). Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. Csiro. p. 9. ISBN 9781486308392. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

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