Moaif tree frog
The Moaif tree frog (Litoria mystax) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Moaif tree frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Litoria |
| Species: | L. mystax |
| Binomial name | |
| Litoria mystax (van Kampen, 1906) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hyla mystax (Van Kampen, 1906)
Litoria mystax (Tyler, 1971) | |
Taxonomy
Litoria mystax is part of the species-group L. bicolor, which was created to accommodate 7 species from the region that had characteristics in common.
The other members of the group are: Litoria cooloolensis and Litoria fallax in Australia; Litoria bicolor in Austrália and Papua New Guine; Litoria bibonius, Litoria contrastens, Litoria longicrus and Litoria mystax in Papua New Guine.[2]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria mystax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55740A152545227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55740A152545227.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen (June 2004). "Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology (2): 197–207. doi:10.1670/100-03A. ISSN 0022-1511. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
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