Tornier's frog

Tornier's frog, Tornier's Australian tree frog or black-shinned rocket frog (Litoria tornieri) is a frog from northern Australia.[3][2] It lives in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.[4][1]

Tornier's frog
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. tornieri
Binomial name
Litoria tornieri
(Neiden, 1923)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Pelodytes affinis (Gray 1842)
  • Hyla affinis (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Hyla tornieri (Nieden 1923)
  • Litoria tornieri (Cogger and Lindner, 1974)[3]

This frog lives in many different kinds of places, especially temporary bodies of water that dry up.[4]

This frog lays eggs on the surface of the water. Tadpoles take 6-7 weeks to become frogs.[4]

References
  1. Jean-Marc Hero; Dale Roberts; Paul Horner (2004). "Litoria tornieri". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41112A10400811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41112A10400811.en. Retrieved July 8, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Litoria tornieri". Frogs of Australia. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. "Litoria tornieri (Cogger and Lindner, 1974)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. J-M Hero; et al. (April 5, 2002). "Litoria tornieri: Tornier's Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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