Mountain stream tree frog
species of amphibian
The mountain stream tree frog, northern tops frog, leaf green river tree frog or Barrington tops frog (Ranoidea barringtonensis) is a tree frog from Australia. It lives in New South Wales.[2][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. barringtonensis
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| Ranoidea barringtonensis (Gray, 1842)[2]
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This frog is 3.7 cm in length. It is green with dark spots and a dark stripe behind the eye. It has a white belly.[3]
Scientists disagree about whether to call this frog barringtonenesis or pearsoniana.[3] Some say this frog and Pearson's green tree frog are two different species and some do not.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.M. Hero; Harry Hines; Ed Meyer; D. Newell (April 5, 2002). "Litoria barringtonensis: Barrington Tops Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ranoidea barringtonensis (Copland, 1957)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eric Vandernuys (2012). Field Guide to the Frogs of Queensland. Csiro. p. 63. ISBN 9780643106307. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ↑ David Newell (2018). "An update on frog declines from the forests of southeastern tropical Australia". In Harold Heatwole; Jodi Rowley (eds.). Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. Csiro. ISBN 9781486308392. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
