Yule Island tree frog

species of amphibian

The Yule Island tree frog (Litoria congenita) is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.[2][3]

Yule Island tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. congenita
Binomial name
Litoria congenita
(Peters & Doria, 1878)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hyla (Litoria) congenita (Peters and Doria, 1878)
  • Hyla macgregori (Ogilby, 1890)
  • Litoria congenita (Tyler, 1971)

These frogs are 35-40 mm in size from nose to rear end. They are brown and green in color, with stripes. They have white bellies. Male frogs have black throats.[4]

References

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  1. "Litoria congenita (Peters and Doria, 1878)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. Jean-Marc Hero; Stephen Richards; Fred Parker (April 30, 2004). "Litoria congenita". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55715A11355079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55715A11355079.en. Retrieved June 18, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Yule Island Tree Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. "Yule Island Tree Frog". Project Noah. Retrieved June 18, 2020.