Litoria mareku

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Litoria mareku
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. mareku
Binomial name
Litoria mareku
Günther, 2008

Mareku's tree frog (Litoria mareku) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Scientists have seen it in the Wondiwoi Mountains in Papua Province. [2] [3] [4]

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Taxonomy

Litoria mareku is related to Litoria mucro , Litoria nigromaculata and Litoria nigropunctata . [2] It is named after the collector of the two holotypes and who guided the scientists on their studies in the Wondiwoi Mountains: Genus Mareku, from Yeretuar village. [4]

Description

The two adult male holotypes were 25.5 and 26.5 mm long in snout-urostyle length with smooth dorsal skin. This frog is green and gray in color with a black mark in front of both eyes and a black band across its body. Its belly, chest, and throat are light in color, with yellow color on the sides of its body. The insides of its hind legs are blue. There are spots on the sides of its throat and body. [4]

Distribution and habitat

This species lives in the Wandammen Peninsula in primary rainforest. The two frogs in the original description were found in shrubs not far from a stream and swamp. [4]

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References

  1. Rainer Günther; Stephen Richards (2008). "Litoria mareku". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135897A4217895. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135897A4217895.en . Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Litoria mareku (Günther, 2008)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. "Litoria mareku". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 R. Günther, R. (2008). "Two new hylid frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from western New Guinea" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology (abstract). 58 (1): 83–92. S2CID   131314540 . Retrieved May 25, 2022.