Dwarf rocket frog

The dwarf rocket frog (Litoria dorsalis) is a frog from Papua New Guinea.[2] It lives in forests, wetlands and grasslands.[3][1]

Dwarf rocket frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. dorsalis
Binomial name
Litoria dorsalis
Macleay, 1877
Synonyms[2]
  • Litoria dorsalis (Macleay, 1878)
  • Hyla dorsalis (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Hyla dorsalis dorsalis (Cogger, 1966)
  • Litoria dorsalis (Tyler, 1971,)
  • Llewellynura dorsalis (Wells and Wellington, 1985)

The dwarf rocket frog may have moved from Australia to New Guinea 15,000 years ago.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Richards. Litoria dorsalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 (2004). p. e.T55719A11355910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55719A11355910.en. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Litoria dorsalis Macleay, 1878American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Litoria dorsalisAmphibiaWeb. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ Harold Heatwole. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands (2018)Csiro. p. 9. ISBN 9781486308392. Retrieved June 7, 2020.