| Kimberley rocket frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. axillaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria axillaris Doughty, 2011 | |
The Kimberley rocket frog (Litoria axillaris) is a species of small frog that is endemic to Western Australia. [1] [2] The species epithet axillaris refers to the stripes on the sides of the body. [2] [3]
The species grows up to 25.5 mm long, and has a triangular head with a pointed snout, and long limbs with half-webbed toes. It is pale greyish-brown with dark lateral stripes extending from the snout through the eyes and along the sides of the body. [2]
The frog has only been recorded from the Prince Regent National Park, in the north-west Kimberley region of north-western Australia, where it has been observed on sandstone rock platforms. [2]
Researchers have heard the male frogs calling in pairs or alone, not in large groups as occurs with other frogs. [2]
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