Chattering rock frog
species of amphibian
The chattering rock frog (Litoria staccato) is a small frog from Australia. It lives in Western Australia.[2][3][1][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. staccato
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria staccato (Doughty & Anstis 2007)[2]
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This frog can grow to 3.5 cm long from nose to rear end. This frog can be dark red, light brown or gray in colour. It has some stripes on its head and body and some webbing on its feet.[2]
They lay eggs in the rocky streams and other rocky bodies of water. The eggs sink to the bottom. The tadpoles swim to the top and stay near the surface. They take two months to become frogs.[2]
Scientists think this frog is related to L. coplandi. People tell them apart because their voices sound different.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marion Anstis; Paul Doughty (2008). "Litoria staccato". 2008. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T135760A4198194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135760A4198194.en. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Chattering Rock Frog: Litoria staccato Doughty & Anstis 2007". Western Australia Museum. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Chattering Rock Frog: Litoria staccato". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ↑ Paul Doughty; Marion Anstis (2007). "A new species of rock-dwelling hylid frog (Anura:Hylidae) from the eastern Kimberley region of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 23 (3). WA Museum Abstracts and Supplements: 241. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.23(3).2007.241-257. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
