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Wendessi tree frog

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Wendessi tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. longicrus
Binomial name
Litoria longicrus
(Boulenger, 1911)

The Wendessi tree frog (Litoria longicrus) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae.

It is found in New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

Description

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It has finger disks as large as the eardrum; toes almost entirely webbed on outer half of toes; very weak sub-articular tubercles. From snout to cloaca is 33 mm.

Dorsal surface smooth or finely bordered; belly and base of lower surface of thighs granulated; smooth throat; no chest crease. Coloration is green above; sides, upper surface of thighs and hands and feet are colorless, with green dots or lattices; there is a white stripe below the eye to the corner of the mouth, with a white throat and belly.[2]

Taxonomy

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Litoria longicrus is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.

The other members of the group are: Litoria cooloolensis and Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria contrastens and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[3]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria longicrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55731A152302129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55731A152302129.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kampen, Pieter Nicolaas van (1923). The amphibia of the Indo-Australian archipelago, with 29 illustrations, by Dr. P. N. Van Kampen. Leiden: E. J. Brill, ltd.
  3. ^ Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen (June 2004). "Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology (2): 197–207. doi:10.1670/100-03A. ISSN 0022-1511. Retrieved 2023-02-10.