Litoria lodesdema

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Litoria lodesdema
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. lodesdema
Binomial name
Litoria lodesdema
Menzies, Richards and Tyler, 2008 [2] [3]

Litoria lodesdema is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to New Guinea. [2] [3] [1]

The adult male frog is yellow-green in color and measures about 22 mm in snout-vent length. It has a bronze or yellow stripe. These frogs have some webbing on their front feet and more webbing on their hind feet. [2]

These frogs have been observed laying eggs in a roadside marsh. [2]

The scientists who first described Litoria lodesdema named it from the Latin phrase loca demissa septentrionalis domicilium habemus or "in the lowlands of the north we have our home". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria lodesdema". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T74050068A74050165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74050068A74050165.en. 74050068. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Stephanie Ung (November 16, 2009). "Litoria lodesdema". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Litoria lodesdema Menzies, Richards, and Tyler, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 25, 2020.