Litoria gracilis

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Litoria gracilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. gracilis
Binomial name
Litoria gracilis
Richards, Donnellan & Oliver, 2023 [1]

Litoria gracilis, also known as the slender spotted tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It was described in 2023 by Australian herpetologist Stephen Richards and his colleagues Stephen Donnellan and Paul Oliver. [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to New Guinea. It is known from the foothills of the highlands of Papua New Guinea. [2]

Behaviour

When breeding, the frog glue their eggs to leaves above water, presumably as protection from predators, with the tadpoles dropping into the water after emergence. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Richards, Stephen J; Donnellan, Stephen C; Oliver, Paul M (2023-04-05). "Five new species of the pelodryadid genus Litoria Tschudi from the southern versant of Papua New Guinea's Central Cordillera, with observations on the diversification of reproductive strategies in Melanesian treefrogs" . Zootaxa. 5263 (2): 151–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.1. PMID   37044991 . Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  2. 1 2 3 Nick Kilvert (2023-04-14). "'Bird poo' frog among five new species classified in Papua New Guinea". ABC Science. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-04-30.


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