Highland tree frog
The highland tree frog (Litoria wollastoni) is a small frog from New Guinea. Scientists believe it lives in the hills and lower sides of the mountains in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[3][1]
| Highland tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. wollastoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria wollastoni (Boulenger, 1914) | |
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Scientists believe this frog is related to Litoria arfakiana.[2]
References
- "Highland Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. April 5, 2002. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- "Litoria wollastoni (Boulenger, 1914)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- Stephen Richards; David Bickford; David Price; Fred Kraus (2004). "Highland Treefrog". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55761A11352000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55761A11352000.en. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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