Arfakiana tree frog

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Arfakiana tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. arfakiana
Binomial name
Litoria arfakiana
(Peters & Doria, 1878)

The Arfakiana tree frog (Litoria arfakiana) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in New Guinea.

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Distribution and habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forest.

In the Upper Kaironk Valley of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, it is frequently found in Phragmites karka reed beds and among Miscanthus cane. [2]

It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria arfakiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55708A151994927. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55708A151994927.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Bulmer, Ralph N.H. and Michael Tyler. 1968. Karam classification of frogs. Journal of the Polynesian Society 77(4): 621–639.