Dwarf rocket frog

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Dwarf rocket frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. dorsalis
Binomial name
Litoria dorsalis
Macleay, 1877

The dwarf rocket frog (Litoria dorsalis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. [2]

It is found in New Guinea and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria dorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55719A152544310. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55719A152544310.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Litoria dorsalis Macleay, 1878 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-11-06.