Highland tree frog
The highland tree frog (Litoria wollastoni) is a small frog from New Guinea. Scientists believe it lives in the hills and lower sides of the mountains in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. wollastoni
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| Litoria wollastoni (Boulenger, 1914)
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Scientists believe this frog is related to Litoria arfakiana.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Highland Treefrog (April 5, 2002)Amphibiaweb. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Litoria wollastoni (Boulenger, 1914). Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online ReferenceAmerican Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ↑ Stephen Richards. Highland Treefrog. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 (2004). p. e.T55761A11352000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55761A11352000.en. Retrieved November 19, 2020.