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.