Rossell Island tree frog

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Rossell Island tree frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: "Litoria"
Species:
"L." louisiadensis
Binomial name
"Litoria" louisiadensis
(Tyler, 1968)

The Rossell Island tree frog ("Litoria"louisiadensis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae found along streams in lowland forests on Rossel Island and Tagula Island in Papua New Guinea. It has been observed between 127 and 700 meters above sea level. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria louisiadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55732A152302915. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55732A152302915.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. ""Litoria" louisiadensis (Tyler, 1968)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. "Litoria louisiadensis (Tyler, 1968)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 21, 2023.