Litoria pallidofemora

Litoria pallidofemora is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists disagree about whether this frog is really in the genus Nyctimystes or the genus Litoria.[1][2]

Litoria pallidofemora
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelodryadidae
Genus: Litoria
Species:
L. pallidofemora
Binomial name
Litoria pallidofemora
(Kraus, 2018)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nyctimystes pallidofemora [1]

This frog has green coloring on the inside of its mouth. Scientists say it is related to the northern New Guinea tree frog, Litoria graminea.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nyctimystes pallidofemora (Kraus, 2018)". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. "Litoria pallidofemora". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. Fred Kraus (August 8, 2018). "Taxonomy of Litoria graminea (Anura: Hylidae), with descriptions of two closely related new species". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4457 (2): 264–284. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.3. PMID 30314169. S2CID 52972250. Retrieved August 7, 2020.