Black-dotted tree frog

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The black-dotted tree frog (Litoria nigropunctata) is a frog from New Guinea. It lives in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Scientists saw it at sea level and as high as 500 meters up in the hills. It also lives on Japen Island and on the south sides of the mountains.[3][1][2]

Black-dotted tree frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. nigropunctata
Binomial name
Litoria nigropunctata
Meyer, 1875
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyperolius nigropunctatus (Meyer, 1875)
  • Hylella nigropunctata (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Hyla bernsteini (Horst, 1883)
  • Hyla (Hylella) ouwensii (Barbour, 1908)
  • Hyla (Hylella) nigromaculata (Barbour, 1908)
  • Hyla nigropunctata (Nieden, 1923)
  • Hyla atropunctata (Van Kampen, 1923)
  • Litoria nigropunctata (Tyler, 1971)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Litoria nigropunctata: Black-dotted Treefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Stephen Richards; David Price (2004). "Litoria nigropunctata". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55742A11360155. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55742A11360155.en. Retrieved November 2, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Litoria nigropunctata (Meyer, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 2, 2020.