| Moaif tree frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. mystax |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria mystax (van Kampen, 1906) | |
| Synonyms | |
Hyla mystax (Van Kampen, 1906)Litoria mystax (Tyler, 1971) | |
The Moaif tree frog (Litoria mystax) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Litoriamystax is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.
The other members of the group are: Litoria cooloolensis and Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius , Litoria contrastens, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine. [2]
Litoria is a genus of hylid tree frogs, sometimes collectively referred to as Australasian treefrogs, that are native to Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Moluccan Islands. They are distinguishable from other tree frogs by the presence of horizontal irises, no pigmentation of the eyelids, and their distribution east and south from Wallacea. Over one hundred species are recognised and new species are still being added, such as the Pinocchio frog discovered in 2008 and described in 2019.
Beck's tree frog is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, grasslands and streams. It was first described by the British biologist and herpetologist Arthur Loveridge in 1945 and is named in honour of the American ornithologist and explorer Rollo Beck who led the Whitney South Seas Expedition in the 1920s, collecting bird and other specimens from thousands of islands in the South Pacific.
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The Cooloola sedge frog or Cooloola tree frog is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.
The eastern mountains tree frog is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.
The West Sepik tree frog is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.
The Wendessi tree frog is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.
The black-dotted tree frog is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in New Guinea and some adjacent islands, including Yapen, its type locality, and Gebe in the Maluku Islands. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and slow flowing rivers.
The Trauna River tree frog is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.
The Baliem River Valley tree frog is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, freshwater marshes, and rural gardens.
Litoria bibonius is a species of frog of the subfamily Pelodryadinae.
Litoria chrisdahli is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Litoria hilli is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to the Tagula Island of Papua New Guinea.
Nyctimystes purpureolatus is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to New Guinea and is known from its type locality on the Tiri River, a small tributary of the Mamberamo River in West Papua, Indonesia, and from three locations in West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
Nyctimystes sauroni is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Scientists know it solely from the Kikori Integrate Conservation and Development Project area.
Litoria eurynastes is a frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. It resembles Litoria bicolor, but it is larger.
Litoria viranula is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to New Guinea. It is in the same species group with Litoria bicolor.
Nyctimystes pallidofemora is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. Scientists disagree about whether this frog is best placed in the genus Nyctimystes or the genus Litoria.
Ranoidea callista is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to Papua New Guinea. It has been observed on Mount Trafalgar, about 220 meters above sea level.
Litoria richardsi is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Scientists have seen it about 80 m above sea level.
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