Tasmanian tree frog
The Tasmanian tree frog or Burrow's tree frog (Litoria burrowsae) is a frog from Tasmania. They live in high grasslands and forests near ponds and dams.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelodryadidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. burrowsi
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| Litoria burrowsi Scott, 1942
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Adult frogs are 60 mm long from nose to rear end, green with brown marks.[4]
They lay eggs in groups on underwater plants in still water or water that only moves slowly. The eggs take 6 days to hatch.[2][4]
In 2018 and 2019, scientists from the Australian Museum asked people in Tasmania to go outside and record frog calls on their phones using FrogID in a citizen science project.[5]
References
- ↑ "Litoria burrowsi (Scott, 1942)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J-M Hero; et al. (April 5, 2002). "Tasmanian Tree Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ↑ Jean-Marc Hero; Peter Brown (2004). "Litoria burrowsi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41081A10384639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41081A10384639.en. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tasmanian Tree Frog". Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water, and Environment. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ↑ Georgie Burgess (November 4, 2019). Tasmanians asked to record frog noises for citizen scientist project on amphibian numbers. ABC. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-05/recording-the-strange-sounds-of-frogs/11669998. Retrieved June 16, 2020.