Cape York graceful tree frog
The Cape York graceful tree frog (Ranoidea bella) is a tree frog from Australia. It lives on Cape York in Queensland.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Ranoidea |
| Species: | R. bella
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| Ranoidea bella (McDonald, Rowley, Richards, and Frankham, 2016)
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This frog lives in rainforests with a monsoon climate and it likes areas with many vines close to water. The male frog has a call that sounds like a screech.[3]
This frog has a green back and a yellow belly and orange feet. It has some purple coloring on its legs.[3]
Scientists say this frog is closely related to Ranoidea gracilenta and even more closely related to Ranoidea auae. It looks so much like Ranoidea gracilenta that scientists used to think the two types of frog were the same species. The Cape York graceful tree frog was recognized as its own species in 2016.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ranoidea bella (McDonald, Rowley, Richards, and Frankham, 2016)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Litoria bella: Cape York Graceful Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jasmine Vink (September 29, 2016). New frog species discovered in remote North Queensland. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2016/09/new-frog-species-north-queensland/. Retrieved August 22, 2020.