Horst's tree frog

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Horst's tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. amboinensis
Binomial name
Litoria amboinensis
(Horst, 1883)

Horst's tree frog (Litoria amboinensis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria amboinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55706A151989095. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55706A151989095.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.