Litoria chloristona
species of amphibian
Litoria chloristona is a frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists saw it near the Kikori River, from sea level to 500 meters above sea level. They also saw it in Port Essington, Australia.[3][1]
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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. chloristona
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| Binomial name | |
| Litoria chloristona (Menzies, Richards, and Tyler, 2008)
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The adult male frog is about 19.6 to 23.8 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female is 23.7 to 27.4 mm long. It has large eyes and a pointy nose. Its back is bright green and can have bronze on its sides.[1]
The female frog lays eggs in water that does not move. The eggs float to the surface of the water. The tadpoles have wide fins on their backs and narrow fins on their bellies. They have bands of color.[1]
The name chloristona comes from the Greek words chloros for "green," elaschistos for "small," and ontos for "living thing."[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Stephenie Ung (November 16, 2009). "Litoria chloristona". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria chloristona". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T74046675A74046895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T74046675A74046895.en. S2CID 242361085. 74046675. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Litoria chloristona (Menzies, Richards, and Tyler, 2008)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
