Buzzing tree frog

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Buzzing tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. electrica
Binomial name
Litoria electrica
Ingram & Corben, 1990

The buzzing tree frog (Litoria electrica) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. [2] It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and urban areas.

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References

  1. Jean-Marc Hero, Richard Retallick (2004). "Litoria electrica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T41088A10386759. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41088A10386759.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Litoria electrica Ingram and Corben, 1990 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-11-06.