Teretistes havina

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Teretistes havina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Teretistes
Species:
T. havina
Binomial name
Teretistes havina
Menzies, 1993

Teretistes havina is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is found in New Guinea.

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, heavily degraded former forests, and canals and ditches.

It is threatened by habitat loss. [2]

Description

Teretistes havina emits a whistling call of one long and two short notes. Males have a fleshy nose spike. [3]

Habitat and ecology

Teretistes havina resides in swamps in tropical forests. It breeds in stagnant pools. [2] Eggs are laid in clusters of 3–18 on leaves between 0.8–1.8 metres (2.6–5.9 ft) above the water. Freshly laid eggs are 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) in diameter and are greenish-white in color. As the embryo develops, the eggs turn brown and when the eggs hatch, the tadpoles drop into the water below. Upon reaching adulthood, many animals predate on them, such as birds, carnivorous mammals, snakes and some species of fish [4]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria havina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T55725A152544745. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55725A152544745.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Richards, S.; Günther, R. (2004). "Litoria havina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T55725A11357551. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55725A11357551.en . Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Menzies, JI (1993). "Systematics of Litoria-Iris (Anura, Hylidae) and Its Allies in New-Guinea and a Note on Sexual Dimorphism in the Group". Australian Journal of Zoology. 41 (3): 225. doi:10.1071/ZO9930225.
  4. ↑ Gunther, R. (February 2006). "Derived reproductive modes in New Guinean anuran amphibians and description of a new species with paternal care in the genus Callulops (Microhylidae)". Journal of Zoology. 268 (2): 153–170. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00007.x.
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