Angiana tree frog

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The angiana tree frog (Litoria angiana) is a large tree frog from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.[1][2]

Angiana tree frog
Litoria angiana.jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. angiana
Binomial name
Litoria angiana
(Boulenger, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Hyla angiana Boulenger, 1915
  • Hyla angularis Loveridge, 1945
  • Litoria mintima Tyler, 1962
  • Hyla mintima Tyler, 1963

Male adult frogs are 50 to 55 mm long from nose to rear end and females can be 80 mm long. They can be brown or green with a dark stripe on the sides. There are yellow spots around the stripe.[1][3]

They live near rivers and in forests.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chih Wang. "Litoria angiana". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Stephen Richards; Fred Parker (2004). "Litoria angiana". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55707A11353060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55707A11353060.en. Retrieved June 12, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Stephen R. Goldberg; Charles R. Bursey; Fred Kraus (July 8, 2013). "Helminths of ten species of Litoria frogs (Anura: Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea". Journal of Natural History. 47 (29–30): 1891–1910. doi:10.1080/00222933.2013.770932. S2CID 84789070. Retrieved June 12, 2020.