Kroombit tree frog

species of amphibian
(Redirected from Ranoidea kroombitensis)

The kroombit tree frog (Ranoidea kroombitensis) is a tree frog from Australia. It lives in Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

Kroombit tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Ranoidea
Species:
R. kroombitensis
Binomial name
Ranoidea kroombitensis
(Hoskin, Hines, Meyer, Clarke, and Cunningham, 2013)
Synonyms
  • Litoria kroombitensis (Hoskin, Hines, Meyer, Clarke, and Cunningham, 2013)
  • Dryopsophus kroombitensis (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)
  • Ranoidea kroombitensis (Dubois and Frétey, 2016)[1]

This frog lives in Kroombit Tops between 500 and 900 metres above sea level.[1][2]

The scientists who wrote the first paper about this frog said they think it is related to the leaf green tree frog, Litoria personaiana and the mountain stream tree frog.[2]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ranoidea kroombitensis (Hoskin, Hines, Meyer, Clarke, and Cunningham, 2013)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Litoria kroombitensis". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved September 12, 2020.