Arfak Mountain tree frog

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Arfak Mountain tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. chloronota
Binomial name
Litoria chloronota
(Boulenger, 1911)

The Arfak Mountain tree frog (Litoria chloronota) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. The threats are not known and is thought to be locally protected and occurs in Arfak Mountains National Park.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria chloronota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55714A151804991. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55714A151804991.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.