Jobi tree frog

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Jobi tree frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
"L." obtusirostris
Binomial name
"Litoria" obtusirostris
Meyer, 1875

The Jobi tree frog ("Litoria" obtusirostris) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.

Sources

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria obtusirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55743A152545457. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55743A152545457.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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