Horst's tree frog

Horst's tree frog (Litoria amboinensis) is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. People have seen it in the Southern Highlands Province, from 1280 to 1750 metres above sea level.[2][3]

Horst's tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. amboinensis
Binomial name
Litoria amboinensis
(Horst, 1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hyla amboinensis Horst, 1883
  • Hyla papuensis Werner, 1901
  • Hyla kampeni Barbour, 1908
  • Nyctimystes amboinensis Brongersma, 1953
  • Hyla amboinensis Zweifel, 1958
  • Litoria amboinensis Tyler, 1971

These frogs can grow to 65 mm long from nose to rear end. People have seen them near human-made ponds by the edges of forests. They make a loud rattling sound with their voices.[3]

References
  1. "Litoria amboinensis (Horst, 1883)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. Stephen Richards; Rainer Günther (2004). "Litoria amboinensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T55706A11352844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55706A11352844.en. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. "Litoria amboinensis". Ecology Asia. April 4, 2002. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
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