Tornier's frog
Tornier's frog, Tornier's Australian tree frog or black-shinned rocket frog (Litoria tornieri) is a frog from northern Australia.[3][2] It lives in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.[4][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. tornieri
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| Litoria tornieri (Neiden, 1923)[2]
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This frog lives in many different kinds of places, especially temporary bodies of water that dry up.[4]
This frog lays eggs on the surface of the water. Tadpoles take 6-7 weeks to become frogs.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jean-Marc Hero; Dale Roberts; Paul Horner (2004). "Litoria tornieri". 2004. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41112A10400811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41112A10400811.en. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Litoria tornieri". Frogs of Australia. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Litoria tornieri (Cogger and Lindner, 1974)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 J-M Hero; et al. (April 5, 2002). "Litoria tornieri: Tornier's Frog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 8, 2020.